Plains & Eastern Clean Line rate structure approved by FERC
“The Plains & Eastern Clean Line will create jobs, while enabling billions of dollars of investments in Oklahoma's clean energy industry”
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Residents seek more clout in planning of substations
“No one wants to say we can't have any new development. We are saying it should be done in a smart, well-planned way. We are concerned the fact that the transmission and infrastructure are often built without anyone asking the tough questions.”
TVA chief: Regional panel 'bad idea'
“Congress does not have the time or expertise to deal with issues as complex as TVA restructuring and deregulation of the power industry”
Stacking the decks to pass Clear Skies bill
“We firmly believe that there are (other) options. We think they're not being serious to try to work with us.”
Consumer, green groups urging TVA oversight
Eleven national environmental and consumer groups are backing a Knoxville-based Tennessee Valley Energy Reform Coalition (TVERC) proposal for a regional oversight commission to study TVA's competitive positioning under impending utility deregulation. TVERC spokesperson Michelle Neal Conlon…
Former TVA director John Hayes signs as energy lobbyist
“As a board member for TVA, one knows where a lot of the skeletons are throughout the agency. What is always a concern is when you step out away from the organization, do you potentially now profit from that and turn it against consumers in the Valley? I'm not necessarily saying that Johnny Hayes is doing that, but I think that is where we would be concerned.”
TVA's future mission debated
The article discusses competing proposals in Congress to reshape TVA's mission and budget as the agency faces political pressure to reduce or eliminate federal funding for nonpower programs. TVA Chairman Craven Crowell proposed ending taxpayer support…
A backup plan for TVA's river duties
An editorial discussing TVA's funding crisis for non-power programs and the threat of federal budget cuts. The Tennessee Valley Energy Reform Coalition (TVERC) proposes isolating TVA's hydro power revenues and creating a Tennessee River Watershed Council…
Don't build more power lines than are necessary
“Energy efficiency programs, however, could substantially reduce that demand and thus the need for new lines.”
State panel OKs disputed high-volt power line bill
A Georgia House committee approved legislation requiring power companies to obtain a certificate of need and hold public hearings before constructing high-voltage power lines. Jim Presswood, a lawyer with the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, criticized…
TVA drafts public comments on proposed power line
“We firmly believe that there are (other) options. We think they're not being serious to try to work with us.”
Change is in the wind: The South is looking to wind for its future power needs
“There is an impact. If the attitude is, let's bring this all from the outside, then you lose that economic impact in the state.”
Clean energy advocate sees signs of life in Southeast renewables 'dead zone'
“Whereas the South has been a dead zone on renewables by and large compared to other parts of the country, the potential is great. What's missing is the political will and the policy, and utilities that are willing to rethink their business models and let some of these renewables flourish, instead of being impediments.”
Could the aspirations of a small Memphis utility signal the beginning of the end for TVA?
“They're also, quite literally, landlocked”
MLGW does not have to become an operator of power plants,' Entergy pitches partnership to Memphis
Entergy executives pitched a partnership to Memphis Light Gas and Water (MLGW) during a public comment session on the utility's power supply options. The article discusses MLGW's potential departure from the Tennessee Valley Authority and mentions…