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1,515 mentions for region: Tennessee
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“We're disappointed that Trump has entered into this sort of hyper-partisan mode of trying to modify the TVA leadership, and by prematurely firing Michelle Moore, he's weakened the TVA board. It's a horrible precedent, and it also does not bode well for the financial interest of the Tennessee Valley.”
“The removal of three duly appointed TVA Board members in good standing with time remaining on their appointments — while replacing them with hyperpartisan campaign contributors of the senators involved in the nomination process — has taken the partisan nature of the TVA Board selection process to a level never seen before in TVA's history.”
“When Oak Ridge was first developed during the Manhattan Project, in the name of national security, they created a huge environmental legacy of problems. Radioactive waste everywhere, they've got mercury in the soil in the rivers and then down in the basin of Watts Bar Reservoir, we have massive problems that came out of this sort of mindset. We're gonna go forward. We're not gonna obey anything. Oak Ridge has been down this road before. Now they're doing it again”
“What we do know is that when we look at adoption of electric vehicles, sticker price remains a top barrier for consumers and fleet operators, even though owning an EV is much cheaper over time”
The article reports on TVA's adjustment of home energy efficiency rebates, specifically mentioning a heat pump water heater rebate program managed by EPB and TVA. The piece focuses on a Chattanooga resident's experience with the rebate…
“The nonprofit had hoped that Musk would use his engineering expertise to employ Tesla Megapacks and solar batter with solar and storage capability to make this facility a model of clean, renewable energy. But now the project seems more like a classic bait and switch”
“MLGW is losing out on clean energy, particularly, solar due to the fact that they are not independent from TVA. But I do not think that signing a long-term contract would be worth it. Memphis would lose out by agreeing to stay with TVA for so long.”
Tennessee Republican senators Marsha Blackburn and Bill Hagerty have called on the Trump administration to replace TVA leadership, arguing current management is hindering deployment of small modular nuclear reactors. The senators published an op-ed in POWER…
“As someone working alongside partners in Memphis who are organizing around this issue, I'm proud to support their leadership. The voices coming out of Southwest Memphis are powerful — and they are calling for what every community deserves: transparency, accountability, and a future built on clean energy, not more pollution.”
“Even more concerning is the fact that we are far from convinced that xAI didn't know when they first came to Memphis that they would expand the plans 10x. This is a classic bait and switch — xAI proposed one thing, and grew support from stakeholders like the Greater Memphis Chamber, the Memphis Shelby County Economic Development Growth Engine (EDGE), TVA, and governing authorities. Musk and crew moved forward on the path to operating the facility, and only then announced a change in magnitude that creates a fundamentally different situation for public health in Memphis, economic stability for ratepayers, and environmental security.”
“We are very concerned that there is an intentional effort afoot to destabilize the leadership of TVA. Given the approach to the federal government that Trump and DOGE and Musk have taken, I would say that this is the most precarious situation that the TVA as a structure has been in since at least the 1950s.”
“TVA is very concerned about how they are being viewed by the Trump administration”
“MLGW is losing out on clean energy, particularly, solar due to the fact that they are not independent from TVA. But I do not think that signing a long-term contract would be worth it. Memphis would lose out by agreeing to stay with TVA for so long.”
“the Southeast was falling behind other regions on energy efficiency, which it cited as a cheaper way to meet power demand than building new plants”
“We're disappointed to see President Trump's hyper-partisan action of removing a sitting TVA board member for no reason. This action further weakens TVA's leadership and sets into motion actions that could have significant financial impact on TVA ratepayers across the region. As shared in SACE's statement about the TN senators who are asking TVA to ignore a proper financial review and analysis of unproven technologies, SACE believes that it's inappropriate for the President or the senators to try to micromanage TVA's decisions on energy choices across the region.”
