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Press Mention Knoxville News Sentinel February 16, 2025

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Three TVA nuclear reactors are shut down at once, pushing utility to ramp up fossil fuels

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TVA is managing simultaneous unplanned outages at all three of its nuclear plants (Browns Ferry, Sequoyah, and Watts Bar), forcing the utility to increase reliance on fossil fuels and spend $80 million more on purchased power. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, warns that betting heavily on fossil fuels while facing climate change implications is a risky strategy, particularly as TVA invests billions in new natural gas plants rather than pairing solar with battery storage.

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

Stephen A. Smith
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