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1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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A feature article profiling 13 Blue Ridge Mountain rivers across the Southeast, highlighting their ecological significance, recreational opportunities, and environmental challenges. SACE is referenced as part of a coalition focused on coal ash issues affecting the…
“If someone could make a compelling case that you need to put this country on a war footing to solve the climate crisis, then TVA could be a tremendous asset for doing that. But you'd have to clean house.”
“Integrating solar canopies and EV charging adds a solar production revenue stream that lowers the total cost of EV charging station ownership and provides access to the federal solar investment tax credit, which can offset system costs upwards of 60 percent.”
The Energy and Policy Institute (EPI) and SACE jointly tracked which utilities suspended customer disconnections during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis in March 2020. The article documents regulatory actions across multiple states and utility company responses, noting…
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced completion of its license extension application to the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission for the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant near Soddy-Daisy. If approved, the extension would allow TVA to operate Unit 1 until…
“S. David Freeman was a visionary force of nature, I'm proud to have collaborated with him over the years in support of our common goals of a cleaner, greener world. Dave taught me that most utilities will first tell you 'no' on advancing many clean energy policies, but never take no for an answer. We will miss his leadership and tenacity, and will honor him by carrying his vision forward in our work.”
“I think it underscores what we've been saying about Browns Ferry 1 and 3”
“SunBlockers should look to the SunRisers for how to increase installed solar capacity in their service territories and states”
“The 'one-public-hearing' policy will insure that the TVA board will not hear as many groups, as many individuals, as many opinions”
“The number of days hotter than 90 degrees has increased by 10 since 1989, and the National Climate Assessment predicts much of the Southeast will experience a climate akin to Florida's within the next 20 years”
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released a report analyzing seasonal electricity demand across 22 Southeast utility planning authorities from 1998 to 2018. The analysis found that the Southeast has become a dual peaking region, with…
“Alleging violations of the federal Clean Water Act at the Colbert Fossil Plant, a coalition of environmental groups announced plans to file a lawsuit against the Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday.”
Local climate advocacy groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy (SACE), are urging Knoxville City Council to continue funding climate-friendly programs ahead of the council's annual budget retreat. SACE and partner organizations have collected over…
Knoxville Mayor Indya Kincannon convened the inaugural Mayor's Climate Council on May 12, 2020, to identify strategies for reducing community greenhouse gas emissions 80 percent by 2050. Dr. Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean…
“They're also, quite literally, landlocked”
