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90 mentions for outlet: Knoxville News Sentinel
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“There's no independent entity that looks over TVA's shoulder on this. There's nobody external to the agency that is reviewing their policy, whereas for somebody like Southern Company or Duke Energy … the regulators can have visibility on these incentive packages.”
“will become a high-level radioactive waste dump, and this waste will likely never leave”
“It's pure politics. Reining in corporate excess is a good thing. But this isn't a legitimate attempt to cut down on excess. This is an underhanded way to try to drive Don Moul out.”
Tennessee House Speaker Cameron Sexton is endorsing Knox County Commissioner Larsen Jay for Knox County mayor in 2026. The article includes a section on voter engagement efforts in Knoxville, mentioning that SACE is among partner organizations…
“We are very concerned that there is an intentional effort afoot to destabilize the leadership of TVA. Given the approach to the federal government that Trump and DOGE and Musk have taken, I would say that this is the most precarious situation that the TVA as a structure has been in since at least the 1950s.”
“We're disappointed that Trump has entered into this sort of hyper-partisan mode of trying to modify the TVA leadership, and by prematurely firing Michelle Moore, he's weakened the TVA board. It's a horrible precedent, and it also does not bode well for the financial interest of the Tennessee Valley.”
“The science of climate change did not change one iota on January 20, 2025, and so betting heavily on fossil fuels in a world where we have to be dealing with the implications of fossil emissions is a risky bet”
“the Southeast was falling behind other regions on energy efficiency, which it cited as a cheaper way to meet power demand than building new plants”
A Knoxville News Sentinel column highlighting local civic engagement opportunities, including a charter school renewal hearing and TVA's draft 2025 Integrated Resource Plan. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is mentioned as hosting a virtual information…
TVA announced plans to retire the Kingston coal-fired plant and replace it with a 1,500-megawatt natural gas plant, along with solar panels and battery storage by 2027. Environmental groups including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy…
“The more any utility relies on a particular fuel, it becomes less diverse. By increasing its reliance on fossil gas in this case, it is going to leave the customers more exposed to that price volatility. Solar in particular is a zero fuel resource. Yes, there are capital costs for the initial construction, but then there's very little ongoing maintenance costs and there's zero fuel costs.”
“The lack of transparency and accountability is likely to lead to further investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure, which will expose people in the Tennessee Valley to the risks associated with higher bills and more power outages in the future”
“The lack of transparency and accountability is likely to lead to further investments in new fossil fuel infrastructure, which will expose people in the Tennessee Valley to the risks associated with higher bills and more power outages in the future”
“It's critical that the Biden nominees are quickly confirmed so that they can bring the President's policy perspective on decarbonization to bear on TVA decision making. We strongly disagree with the existing TVA board of directors continuing to delegate critical policy decisions to the CEO that would potentially tie the hands of the future board. We hope that the new board of directors and the CEO will revisit these policy decisions on additional fossil fuel generation going forward”
An op-ed by retired city manager Chet Hunt argues that the Tennessee Valley Authority should abandon plans for gas-fired power plants and instead transition to 100% clean renewable energy. The piece references a protest led by…
