Tom Kilgore stepping down from TVA post

By Ed Marcum · Knoxville News Sentinel

In this mention

TVA President and CEO Tom Kilgore announced his retirement by year-end 2012, citing his age and career stage. Stephen A. Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, provided balanced commentary on Kilgore's tenure, crediting him with decisions to idle 36 coal-fired units and pursue cleaner energy sources, while also holding him accountable for management failures like the Watts Bar Unit 2 cost overruns.

I think he is personally committed to seeing these plants retired. I think he understands that the time for a number of these plants has come and gone.
Stephen A. Smith

Read the full article at Knoxville News Sentinel

View archived copy →

Original clipping

PDF didn't open? Open it in a new tab →