The Tennessee Valley Authority is one of the largest utilities in the nation, providing a massive amount of energy for 10 million people.
Building codes affect health and climate. A Tennessee bill would block cities from updating them.
Buildings are the fourth-largest source of climate pollution in the U.S. Many cities are tackling emissions with better energy codes, but a new bill in Tennessee would effectively block this policy tool — preventing cities from requiring developers to construct healthier and more efficient homes and buildings.
TVA chooses panel to review last month’s Arctic blackouts
TVA has selected three people with longstanding ties to the utility to conduct a review of coal and gas failures during an Arctic storm in late December.
The Biden Administration could halt TVA’s gas plans. A petition is asking for just that.
On Thursday, more than 100 organizations submitted a letter to the Environmental Protection Agency urging the agency to move the Tennessee Valley Authority’s decision on whether to build a new natural gas plant to the executive branch.
TVA bet on gas for Arctic storms. It backfired.
Last Friday’s rolling blackouts are adding to questions about TVA’s reliance on fossil fuels during inclement weather.
Lawmakers want answers after TVA imposes rolling blackouts on customers during winter storm
As if dealing with freezing temperatures and frozen pipes weren’t enough, Middle Tennessee also had to endure intermittent power outages over the weekend, leaving customers and lawmakers frustrated.
Tennessee has massive wind energy potential. Why is nobody talking about it?
Contrary to some recent claims, federal analysis shows that wind could be a dominant source of power in the Tennessee. So why isn’t it?
President Biden’s TVA nominees are confirmed by the Senate after long delay
Many of President Biden’s nominees to TVA’s board have been languishing in the Senate for more than year, as the Trump-filled board gave the utility’s CEO more power.
A court case on TVA’s rolling contracts could affect your electricity bills
Contracts with local power companies have allowed TVA to lock in revenue from most of its companies without competition. That could change, with a years-long legal effort now bubbling to the surface.
TVA may skirt billion-dollar breakup with Memphis Light, Gas and Water — and get a long-term commitment
In 2019, the Tennessee Valley Authority offered its local power companies 20-year contracts.
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