TVA may build gas-fired power plant in Tullahoma

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TVA proposes building its first new baseload natural gas-fired power plant in nearly three decades at the Arnold Engineering Development Center in Tullahoma, Tennessee, a $300 million facility expected to begin operation in 2004. Dr. Stephen Smith of the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy applauds TVA's shift toward cleaner-burning natural gas but criticizes the utility's focus on building new capacity rather than promoting energy efficiency, noting that Tennessee residents consume over 40 percent more electricity than the national average.