Johnson City Power Board introduces Green Power Switch to the Tri-Cities
“It's kind of unusual to see an environmental group working with a utility”
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$1.7 billion bill to restart reactor
“This reactor had a poor performance record in the past and there are a lot better alternatives for our energy needs than continuing to generate more deadly radioactive wastes. I'm afraid that the staff of TVA has a definite bias toward building more nuclear power and is directing the board down a dangerous path for ratepayers.”
TVA votes to restart Browns Ferry unit
“There is nobody who is restarting old nuclear reactors that are of 1960s vintage and haven't started in 17 years”
TVA cuts funds to fight Clean Air Act
“While their withdrawal ... doesn't necessarily reflect a change in TVA's policy, it is a move in the right direction. We never believed TVA should use ratepayer money to undermine clean air protections”
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…
More state counties won't meet EPA limits
“This is really bad news. It's another example of how the administration is trying to do an end run on the will of the people. He (President Bush) knows his initiative is unpopular and he can't get it through elected representatives of the people. What he's doing is compromising public health.”
Eastman promises cleaner air for Tennessee Valley
“I'm very encouraged that TVA is being pointed in the right direction and that Senator Alexander is encouraging them. They need that kind of oversight.”
Knox environmental group sues EPA over clean air rule
“Our members live and breathe in the vicinity of some of the oldest and dirtiest power plants in the country”
TVA: Rate hike proposed to cover cleanup costs
“TVA operates some of the largest and dirtiest coal plants in the country, and cleaning them up is expensive. But it is completely inaccurate and I think misleading for TVA to say this rate increase is due entirely to the Clean Air Act when they are spending just as much to repair the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant”
Update set on air quality, TVA Green Power program
Stephen Smith, executive director of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, will present an update on regional air quality and TVA's Green Power Switch program at a Tennessee Citizens for Wilderness Planning meeting on August 19,…
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.”
TVA electric rate hikes a cram-down, says city
Cookeville city officials and regional consumer groups, including the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, oppose TVA's proposed rate structure that increases residential rates by 7-7.5% while reducing rates for large manufacturers by 2%. The City Council…
In restructuring rates, TVA breaks ranks with its distributors
“You are in a class by yourselves — (you) don't have to answer to anyone”
The Tennessee Valley Authority: A valley in the shadow of debt
“You end up seeing politicians parking their friends”
TVA board candidates have Middle TN ties
“The environmental community nationwide is viewing this as a higher priority than they ever have before. I've never seen the environmental community this well organized to get some good people seated.”