Press Mention Chattanooga Times Free Press January 13, 2022
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US House panel questions TVA's environmental, rate policies
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A Democratic-led House Energy and Commerce Committee panel has written to TVA President Jeff Lyash questioning the utility's cutbacks in energy efficiency and renewable incentives, as well as its progress on decarbonization. Despite lower electricity rates than the national average, TVA ratepayers in the seven-state region face the second-highest energy burden due to less efficient energy use. The committee argues TVA's business practices are inconsistent with its mission to limit energy costs and protect the environment.
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US House panel questions TVA's environmental, rate policies
Despite lower electric rates, energy burden in Tennessee is second highest due to less efficient energy use
January 14, 2022
by
Dave Flessner
| Updated January 15, 2022 at 3:29 a.m.
A congressional panel is questioning cutbacks in the energy efficiency and renewable incentives offered by the Tennessee Valley Authority, claiming many electricity users in TVA's seven-state region still have an undue energy burden even with lower electricity rates than most of the nation.
The Democratic leaders of the House Energy and Commerce Committee and three of its subcommittees also want TVA to do more to decarbonize its power portfolio to align more with President Joe Biden's climate action goals. In a nine-page letter to TVA President Jeff Lyash, House Energy Committee chairman Frank Pallone Jr., D-N.J., said, "TVA's business practices are inconsistent" with its broader mission to help limit the costs of energy and protect the environment.