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WE ARE GOING ELECTRIC! Knoxville, TN - Southern Alliance for Clean Energy
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy's Knoxville chapter promoted its Electrify the South campaign through virtual ride and drive events in April 2020. The campaign aims to educate and empower communities throughout the Southeast to transition…
Utility to pay Tennessee coal ash victims $27.8M
“closes a long overdue chapter with a number of people whose lives were significantly impacted. ...TVA should have settled with these people a long time ago. But it's done. It's good. We're hoping people can move on with their lives and put this chapter behind them. But the final chapter on coal ash hasn't been written.”
EPA plan gives no credit for Southern states' strides, utility regulators say in Atlanta
“This is going to make them have to be on their game. If it's done properly and done constructively, it could lead to a better integration of policy and energy policy with regulatory policy, with the way that we produce and consume energy.”
Big Carbon vs. the future at EPA Clean Power Plan hearings
“My primary motivation is that I'm a father of three sons, and I have two grown sons. It is in my role as a father and a grandfather that I worry the most about what kind of world we will leave for our children.”
Ash in Lungs: How Breathing Coal Ash is Hazardous to Your Health
Earthjustice and Physicians for Social Responsibility released a report documenting how breathing coal ash dust triggers asthma, cancer, and lung disease in communities near coal ash dump sites. The report highlights six communities affected by coal…
Memphis' Allen Fossil plant could be shuttered, replaced
“We welcome TVA's decision to retire the old and inefficient Allen coal plant. Moving away from coal is the right decision for both public health and the environment. TVA has options on how to replace this coal plant, and we understand that natural gas is one of those options. However, we believe that TVA should take a broader perspective on replacement and look at both renewable and energy efficiency opportunities that could further reduce the use of fossil fuels in the Greater Memphis Area.”
Small, distributed generation could change TVA's power pricing model
“As solar generation gets cheaper and the cost of other forms of power production go up, distributed energy could dramatically change the traditional utility model for electricity delivery”
Organizations threaten lawsuit against E.P.A.
“While states were asked for preliminary recommendations on what areas are out of attainment for the eight-hour standard in 2000, the EPA has said it may wait until 2004 to take the step of formally designating these cities and counties for clean up. Every year of delay means more suffering for our natural resources and families. The EPA needs to supply prompt and clear legal guidance to the states so they can begin devising appropriate clean-up strategies to reduce ozone-forming pollution from power plants and diesel vehicles.”
'Clean Cars Program' will help to reduce Tennessee's contribution to toxic air pollution
“Tennessee can join in the state-based effort to lead the nation in reducing automobile pollution by adopting the "Clean Cars Program" and a low carbon fuel standard.”
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,…
Simon Mahan: TVA should add more wind power to its energy mix
Op-ed by Simon Mahan, director of the Southern Wind Energy Association, arguing that TVA should increase wind power in its Integrated Resource Plan to achieve its vision of being a leading clean energy provider by 2020.…
S. David Freeman, green energy pioneer and former SMUD chief, dies at 94
Obituary of S. David Freeman, a prominent utility executive and green energy advocate who served as general manager of SMUD, head of TVA, and LADWP. Freeman was known for his devotion to renewable energy and conservation…
Can Southern Cities Sever Ties with Tennessee Valley Monopoly? — Episode 107 of Local Energy Rules Podcast
“Now we hear a lot about solar from TVA, but from what we've seen, it's a lot of talking the talk, and we have yet to see them actually walk the walk”
Study blasts TVA as 'solar blocker' as solar power grows in the Southeast but lags in Tennessee
“which absolutely killed the market in Tennessee”