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.
Tennessee secured $7B in clean energy business this past year — representing nearly 80% of new investments
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.
The Inflation Reduction Act makes renewables cheaper. But TVA is still pushing fossil fuels.
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.
What is a heat pump? Why are they planet friendly? And why don’t more Americans have them?
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.
The first U.S. climate bill will make renewable energy easier, and cheaper, for TVA
The U.S. Senate has finally passed what may become the first comprehensive climate law in American history: the Inflation Reduction Act.
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