Press Mention Times Free Press July 26, 2024
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TVA Lags the South in Solar Generation Still
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Southern utilities are increasing solar power generation with plans to more than double capacity by 2027, according to a new Clean Energy study. The Tennessee Valley region, however, continues to lag behind the rest of the South in solar generation despite growing installations like Volkswagen's 65-acre solar farm, Chattanooga airport arrays, and EPB solar installations.
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Staff file photo / Volkswagen's 65-acre solar farm stretches to the north from its main buildings at the automotive factory campus. The solar farm, and similar solar arrays at the Chattanooga airport and by EPB along Holtzlaw Avenue, use solar panels to generate electricity. Although solar generation is growing, the Tennessee Valley still lags the rest of the south in power generated by the sun.
Southern utilities are turning to the sun to help meet higher electricity demand with plans to more than double solar power generation by 2027, according to a new study on solar generation in the Southeast.