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1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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A new WalletHub study finds that Alabama, Tennessee, and Georgia rank among the five worst U.S. states for residential energy efficiency, with all seven Tennessee Valley states in the bottom third nationally. Forest Bradley-Wright of the…
TVA President and CEO Bill Johnson and Board Chairman Bill Sansom announced that the federal utility will cooperate with the Obama administration's review of TVA and its federal debt. TVA leaders characterized the utility as a…
A new EPB Home Uplift Energy Program in Chattanooga offers free home energy upgrades to qualifying homeowners to help reduce heating bills, which are expected to rise significantly this winter. Forest Bradley-Wright of the Southern Alliance…
“TVA's self-regulated monopoly is an antiquated regressive system that is bad for competition, customers, clean energy, and the environment.”
House Democrats' Clean Electricity Performance Program (CEPP) proposal has sparked debate among utilities, regulators, and energy stakeholders over its feasibility and impact on the nation's power system. The article examines concerns from TVA-affiliated utilities, nuclear industry…
“For the first time that I'm aware of, you've got a Democratic administration proposing the sale of TVA and simultaneously you've got significant, conservative federal representatives in the House and Senate defending their local socialist project.”
The South experienced a surge in electric vehicle purchases in 2021, with the region seeing more EV sales than the previous two years combined, according to a report by Atlas Public Policy and the Southern Alliance…
The article reports on the UN's announcement of the official end of leaded gasoline worldwide, with a focus on the economic benefits of transportation electrification in the Southeast. SACE released a report showing that electrifying transport…
“Mr. Lyash has made similar statements elsewhere”
“It is absolutely possible to get to 100 percent clean electricity, and we even have options to how we get there”
“Utilities have a huge opportunity to retire old and expensive coal plants and replace that power with cleaner and often even cheaper power sources. There are plenty of opportunities to promote more energy efficiency and to develop more solar and other renewable sources at competitive rates. And given the threat of climate change, it's essential to we do so as quickly as possible.”
“to understand what is at stake. We need a strong EV market to retain billions of dollars in transportation fuel spending and support continued regional EV industry job growth. To foster a strong EV market, we need favorable policies and regulatory reforms.”
Three Tennessee power companies—Volunteer Energy Corp., Athens Utilities, and Gibson Electric Membership Cooperative—filed a complaint with FERC alleging that TVA President Jeff Lyash is improperly restricting transmission system upgrades to punish local utilities that may seek…
An op-ed by retired city manager Chet Hunt argues that the Tennessee Valley Authority should abandon plans for gas-fired power plants and instead transition to 100% clean renewable energy. The piece references a protest led by…
“As TVA's regulator, the TVA board is a key tool for President Biden to get TVA on track with prioritizing energy efficiency, removing fabricated barriers to distributed clean energy, and aligning resources plans with climate science”
