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133 mentions for topic: Gas
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“We have already seen a preview of what happens to utilities that increase their reliance on gas in Florida, and an increase on gas generation in Tennessee could hurt already burdened TVA customers even more”
“Oil companies have existing leases and they're going to do what they're going to do, especially with gas prices rising. So when the gas prices rise, that increases the pressure to drill.”
“They don't seem to see the writing on the wall that gas is not this [dependable], reliable resource”
SACE advised FERC that TVA's justification for constructing a new gas plant is faulty and urged the federal regulator to conduct its own independent assessment. The article references TVA's Cumberland Fossil Plant, which is slated for…
“We'd like to see any decision about building new gas plants at Cumberland, as well as at the Kingston plant, to be held until the new directors have a chance to review this decision”
“adding a new combined cycle gas plant to the fleet would affect Lyash's bonus because a new unit is likely to have higher energy availability and better reliability than older units, increasing the overall score for gas reliability”
The Southern Environmental Law Center calls on TVA's newly constituted Biden-appointed board to pause plans for nearly 5 GW of new gas generation and instead pursue cleaner alternatives. SACE has separately asked FERC to evaluate whether…
“TVA's decision to dig its heels into the high costs of a fossil gas plant and pipeline in Cumberland is yet another indication that the public utility has run afoul of its mission and the administration's goals, and must have oversight from an independent body”
“TVA can and should do more to decarbonize the Tennessee Valley and we're calling on the new board to do more to review the staff recommendations and to align TVA with the goals of the Biden administration”
Governor Pat McCrory, along with Virginia and South Carolina governors, wrote to the Obama administration requesting federal partnership for offshore energy exploration. The article references a 2011 Southern Alliance for Clean Energy report on offshore energy…
“may have lulled the staff and/or commission into a state of complacency. Rest assured, fossil gas prices are volatile and they will go up again.”
“It looks like the talk at the Legislature about expanded fossil gas infrastructure may be emboldening the pipeline to raise its rates”
“The TVA's environmental impact statement on its planned gas-fired power plant, which FERC relied on heavily in its environmental analysis, significantly downplays how new gas infrastructure affects climate change”
“What the common person needs to know is that the oil and gas industry is looking for a big expansion. They're coming for your wallet, and the way they're going to get there is by putting the expense on your electric bill.”
“It does not factor in fuel cost. That's the biggest concern with continuing to expand our over-reliance on gas, is that it leaves ratepayers vulnerable to gas price volatility like we experienced in 2022.”
