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1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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The article discusses President Biden's infrastructure plans and calls for the Tennessee Valley Authority to lead the utility industry by converting to carbon-free electricity generation within the next decade. The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, described…
“Memphis could control its own destiny specific to utility costs and become one of the cleanest, greenest cities in the country”
A new study cited by the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy projects that utility-scale solar generation will more than double across the Southeast by 2024 compared to 2020 levels. However, solar adoption varies widely by state…
The Tennessee Valley Authority announced plans to begin shutting down the Kingston coal plant within five years, with three units retiring as early as 2026 and the remaining six by 2033. TVA proposes replacing the coal…
“TVA now ranks near the bottom among electric utilities in the Southeast for energy efficiency and provided less than 3% as much aid for energy efficiency as the U.S. average in 2019”
A coalition of energy justice organizations including the Center for Biological Diversity, Energy Alabama, and Appalachian Voices issued a letter to the TVA board demanding the utility commit to 100% clean energy by 2030 and align…
“I think MLGW still needs that information, even if they decide to go back and reconsider negotiating a contract with TVA, they are going to be in a stronger position and have more information if they have RFP information provided to them”
“TVA's unregulated monopoly has enabled the corporation to prioritize large business and industrial customers over the families and small businesses across the Tennessee Valley and slow-walk a transition to efficient low-cost clean energy. TVA continues to run some of the oldest coal power plants in the country while generating far less solar than other utilities in the Southeast.”
TVA President Jeff Lyash unveiled a strategic plan to phase out coal-fired power generation by 2035 and transition to solar, nuclear, and natural gas. The utility plans to shut down its largest coal plants, including Cumberland…
“TVA's plan to retire all coal plants is a historic step in the right direction that will save rate-payers money and have a positive impact on the water and air quality in the region”
“That sort of parable in the Bible about you can give somebody a fish or you can teach somebody [to] fish, and solar is like the gift that keeps giving because every year they're saving money”
“The current TVA CEO's public statements are out of step with the Biden Administration's goals. With accountable leadership, collaborative planning, and commitment, TVA has the opportunity to, once again, embrace the mission and to be a 'utility yardstick' of innovative environmental stewardship and job creation.”
“As an extension of the Administration, TVA executive staff and board leadership should embrace policies and goals in line with the Biden Administration to achieve a low-cost, highly reliable, carbon-free electricity grid by 2035.”
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy released a report analyzing two pathways for major Southeast utilities (NextEra, Duke Energy, Southern Company, and TVA) to achieve 100% clean electricity by 2030-2035 under a potential federal Clean Energy…
“There are other technologies that are more cost-effective and proven, and that TVA has the capacity to develop much quicker and with better results. We believe that TVA continues to lag behind in renewable energy development, particularly solar power and wind power, and they are failing to be serious about energy efficiency. We believe that these renewable energy technologies will come in as more cost-effective, will come in faster, and with better financial and environmental performance.”
