Press Mention E&E February 2, 2022
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TVA: Here's our 'unique contribution' to Biden's climate plan
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The Tennessee Valley Authority sent a letter to congressional leaders outlining its commitment to decarbonizing the power sector while maintaining low customer rates. TVA CEO Jeff Lyash stated the agency can make a 'unique contribution' to Biden's climate goals using emerging technologies, though this must align with TVA's least-cost electricity planning mandate across its seven-state Southeastern territory.
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TVA: Here's our 'unique contribution' to Biden's climate plan
The federal agency said it can use a wide range of emerging technologies.
By:
Kristi E. Swartz
| 02/03/2022 07:14 AM EST
ENERGYWIRE | The Tennessee Valley Authority yesterday emphasized its congressional directive to keep customer rates as low as possible while charting a course to cut carbon emissions from its power grid.
In a letter to congressional leaders, the federal agency said it can make a "unique contribution" to President Biden's goal of decarbonizing the power sector using a wide range of emerging technologies. But that ambition must coincide with TVA's objectives to use least-cost electricity planning across its seven-state Southeastern territory, the utility's CEO said in the document to the House Energy and Commerce Committee.
"TVA agrees that climate change is one of the major challenges that our nation and that the world faces today, and it must be responded to with innovation and urgency," TVA CEO Jeff Lyash wrote. "TVA is aligned with the Biden Administration, as well as other stakeholders, in that reducing carbon emissions across the economy must be a shared priority."