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inflation reduction act

Tennessee’s second-largest job sector could take hit under Trump tax bill

By Caroline Eggers

June 17, 2025

Tennessee faces one of the highest potential job losses in the nation under Trump’s “big, beautiful bill.”

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: clean energy, Donald Trump, inflation reduction act, Manufacturing, One Big Beautiful Bill Act

How Biden affected TVA

By Caroline Eggers

October 31, 2024

The Tennessee Valley Authority is a unique utility.  It’s one of the biggest in the nation, serving 10 million people, yet it’s also public. The utility is owned by the federal government and shaped by U.S. presidents — including, most recently, Joe Biden.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: Environmental Protection Agency, fossil fuels, inflation reduction act, solar, Tennessee Valley Authority, wind energy

Tennessee secured $7B in clean energy business this past year — representing nearly 80% of new investments

By Caroline Eggers

August 29, 2023

Clean technology manufacturing is exploding in Tennessee.  Planned investments in the construction of electric vehicle, energy storage and solar panel materials were worth three times more than any other sector combined in the past year.

Filed Under: Business, Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: electric vehicles, inflation reduction act, Manufacturing, renewable energy, solar power

The Inflation Reduction Act makes renewables cheaper. But TVA is still pushing fossil fuels.

By Caroline Eggers

August 18, 2023

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The Inflation Reduction Act has been called the most significant climate law in U.S. history, with promises to radically shift electricity from fossil fuels to clean sources.  In Tennessee, the legislation could shape a new wave of clean energy manufacturing, but it has been absent in the state’s electricity plans. 

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, fossil fuels, inflation reduction act, renewable energy, Tennessee Valley Authority

What is a heat pump? Why are they planet friendly? And why don’t more Americans have them?

By Caroline Eggers

September 27, 2022

Heat pumps are up to four times more efficient than traditional heaters, with the potential to save anywhere from one to seven metric tons of carbon emissions every year, but a lot of people don’t even know what they are. A new rebate from the federal government could change that.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, electrification, heat pumps, inflation reduction act

The first U.S. climate bill will make renewable energy easier, and cheaper, for TVA

By Caroline Eggers

August 8, 2022

The U.S. Senate has finally passed what may become the first comprehensive climate law in American history: the Inflation Reduction Act.

Filed Under: Environment, WPLN News Tagged With: climate change, decarbonization, inflation reduction act, Nashville Electric Service, Tennessee Valley Authority

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