Appalachian communities faced flooding disasters last week because of two storms.
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.
TVA plans 9th gas plant since 2020
The Tennessee Valley Authority is increasing its gas capacity by about 60% this decade.
Fossil fuels are 90% of TVA’s capital expenditures next year — and you’re paying for it
The Tennessee Valley Authority is raising the cost of electricity this fall for the second year in a row.
NashVillager Podcast: TVA is being lapped
Is waiting for a nuclear power renaissance really the best bet for Tennessee’s electric grid? Plus the local news for August 27, 2024.
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.
TVA leadership’s ‘fossil fuel agenda’ questioned as utility advances another gas project
TVA is planning to build a half-gigawatt methane gas plant in central Mississippi. The federal utility released a draft environmental review for the project, in which TVA considered no alternatives to a gas plant.
Nashville Electric Service has objected to TVA’s gas buildout. But that wasn’t reflected in a TVA meeting.
Dozens of people spoke in front of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors earlier this month.
From nose bleeds to cancer: The public health risks of TVA’s gas buildout
The Tennessee Valley Authority is on track to construct eight methane gas plants by the end of the decade. The buildout is part of a fossil fuel system that starts with fracking and ends with burning.
What’s going on with TVA?
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the electric utility that services Tennessee and parts of surrounding states, has planned eight gas plants in the past few years, which would mean 160 miles of pipeline for Tennessee.
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