TVA debt plan halts nuclear construction
“This decision should've been made before he (Crowell) was even appointed”
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Protester feels lucky despite 'bad omens'
“On one level, there were all these bad omens — the horrible weather, the emergency landing. But we walked away from the plane, and the protest was a primo event.”
TVA looks at options, braces for GAO report
“the plan is soft on energy-efficiency and ducks important questions about TVA's troubled nuclear program”
New report says up to 11 coal plants in Florida should be put out to pasture
“Our analysis shows that switching to cleaner energy sources and investing in energy efficiency often makes more economic sense than spending billions to extend the life of these obsolete coal plants”
TVA must increase N-power to compete: Runyon
“That pretty much cuts off a lot of access to real questioning. It's a significant loss of access for the general public”
TVA disputes claim on nuke plant costs
TVA power planners disputed a Tennessee Valley Energy Coalition report claiming that restarting Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant would cost more than building a new coal-fired plant. TVA's Lynn Maxwell stated the agency's analysis shows restart costs…
TVA considers no electric rate hike in 2003
The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering extending its electric rate freeze to a fifth consecutive year while managing debt reduction and investing in nuclear reactor restart and pollution controls. Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern…
Feds asked to probe fire at TVA nuke plant
“it would be less expensive to build a new coal-fired steam plant than to operate Browns Ferry Units 1 and 3”
T.V.A.'s Blighted Nuclear Romance
“If you're digging yourself into a hole, the first thing you do is stop digging.”
TVA praises, environmentalists challenge pollution rule changes
“There has always been a loophole and they have just made it much bigger”
Is TVA's smog fouling our air?
“TVA deserves some credit, but there are still a number of these plants that are not being fully controlled with the best available control technology. Therefore, folks in North Alabama are breathing dirtier air than they have to.”
Ex-TVA official says Runyon 'took heart' of agency
Former TVA board member David Freeman criticizes TVA Chairman Marvin Runyon for eliminating the agency's research, environmental, and economic development programs in favor of power generation. William Hopkins of the Tennessee Valley Energy Coalition (TVEC), a…
Rivers quits TVA
“We hope his leaving does not mean any further turning away in TVA's role in protecting the environment”
TVA urged to scrap nuke plant, mothball reactors at 2 others
“TVA needs an honest estimate of what really needs to be done at Sequoyah, how long it is really likely to take and what the costs are really likely to be”
Southeast US adds 427 MW of distributed solar in 2019, as advocates press for more
“This program would double the amount of community solar in the U.S. over the next two years, and would enable low-income customers to participate”