Will Tennessee ever embrace renewable energy? Plus, the local news for April 25, 2025.
A fossil fuel may be rebranded ‘renewable energy’ under proposed Tennessee law
Tennessee may become the first state to legally define gas as “renewable energy.” State law currently defines natural gas as “clean energy.”
TVA will soon give bonuses to its executives for adding solar, batteries to the Valley
For the first time ever, TVA will be rewarding its leaders for adding renewables and batteries to the grid.
Tennessee ranks near bottom for solar energy production in the Southeast
One point of comparison is Florida’s big utility: Florida, Power and Light has a similar total generating capacity to TVA but five times as much solar.
Executive salaries, fossil fuel opposition and transparency: Understanding TVA’s meetings in Nashville this week
The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors met at the college in Nashville twice this week to conduct their routine quarterly business.
Rural health centers across Tennessee are getting solar microgrids
The U.S. Department of Energy is providing grants to install solar microgrids across the Southeast.
Nashvillians will ‘March to End Fossil Fuels’ this Sunday
Earth is heating up, because humans continue to burn fossil fuels. In the last decade, the use of oil, coal and gas accounted for as much as 86% of the global warming fueling fires and floods. The U.S. can transition all electricity to renewable and nuclear sources by 2035, and buildings and most vehicles can […]
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.
Climate change threatens Tennessee’s electric grid. Can longer transmission lines help?
Transmission lines carry electricity from power plants to cities across Tennessee. Transmission lines can also carry electricity across the country — if utilities allow it.
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