Tennessee Valley Authority Changes Rates to Support Data Centers
“The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy is calling for more transparency around the new rate structure to make sure it's enough for data centers to pay their share.”
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Southern Alliance calls data center moratorium
“If TVA has to build a giant power plant to serve this load and the company that they're designing it for goes away, what are they going to do with that power? Who's going to pay for that power?”
122-mile pipeline expansion through East Tennessee approved
“In fact, more than a quarter of the route is classified as a High Consequence Area and could result in the loss of life if the pipeline fails and explodes due to a landslide, a seismic event, an accident, or a construction fault. Even if the pipeline operates safely for its lifetime, Tennesseans will still be left footing the bill for TVA's unwise decision to double down on expensive, dirty fossil gas rather than investing in energy efficiency, demand reduction programs, renewables, and battery storage.”
Trump fires another TVA board member
“You have a change in leadership in the sense that you've got a new CFO, and now a new CEO. You have a number of the units of TVA's nuclear fleet, about 42%, that are not operational now, so three of the nuclear plants are down. You have two Tennessee senators, Blackburn and Hagerty, who have written a very hostile op-ed, pushing TVA and challenging their leadership”
Environmental groups seek renewable replacement to Kingston Fossil Plant
“Coal is a fossil fuel, so taking it off is a good thing, but replacing it with another fossil fuel, fossil gas, is not a good thing”
Low-power nuclear demonstration reactor ‘Hermes’ coming to Oak Ridge
“There are other technologies that are more cost-effective and proven, and that TVA has the capacity to develop much quicker and with better results. We believe that TVA continues to lag behind in renewable energy development, particularly solar power and wind power, and they are failing to be serious about energy efficiency. We believe that these renewable energy technologies will come in as more cost-effective, will come in faster, and with better financial and environmental performance.”
Executive order surrounding climate agreement emits different reactions
“Electric vehicles are much cleaner and they're actually better. They drive better and provide benefits for customers. They also create jobs for our state. So, the notion that somehow or another solving for the climate crisis leads to a lack or jobs or lack of innovation is 180 degrees incorrect.”
Community groups urge city council to take action to reduce carbon emissions
Local climate advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), are urging Knoxville City Council to continue funding climate-friendly programs ahead of the council's annual budget retreat. SACE and partner organizations have collected over…
Administration again advances Brown for TVA board
“a pretty clear signal”
Polluting steam plant at UT targeted for conversion by Gov. Haslam
The University of Tennessee is planning to convert its coal-powered steam plant to natural gas following Governor Haslam's State of the State address. The conversion would reduce emissions by 50 percent and carbon dioxide by two-thirds,…
Former Duke Energy CEO Bill Johnson named CEO at TVA
“While we will maintain an open mind, I'm surprised that TVA's Board would hire Mr. Johnson with his controversial past”
TVA board approves billions more to finish Watts Bar reactor
The TVA board approved continued construction of Unit 2 at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant with an additional $1.5–2 billion in funding, bringing the total project cost to $4–4.5 billion. TVA President Tom Kilgore stated the reactor…