A Senate subcommittee heard from the deputy director of operations at Oak Ridge National Lab on Tuesday, along with President Trump’s three other nominees to the board of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
TVA Appeals Court Ruling On Gallatin Ash, Even While Agreeing To Move It
Listen The Tennessee Valley Authority is appealing a federal judge’s ruling to relocate all of its coal ash piled around a power plant in Gallatin. But TVA is still agreeing to follow the court’s order.
Trump’s Picks For TVA Board Include Coal Exec
President Trump has announced his picks to fill out the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors. The slate includes a coal executive and a leader at Oak Ridge National Lab.
Federal Judge Orders TVA To Protect River From Its Gallatin Ash Pile
The Tennessee Valley Authority may have no choice but to move a mountain of coal ash by its power plant in Gallatin. A federal judge ruled against the utility Friday, ordering TVA to excavate the decades of waste and move it to a more appropriate site.
TVA Raises Rates And Cuts Efficiency Programs To Fund Capital Projects
Power bills will go up by 1.5 percent starting in October as part of a TVA rate hike approved by the utility’s board Thursday.
Tennessee May Have Natural Gas To Thank For Major Drop In Carbon Emissions
Between 2007 and 2012, Tennessee’s coal-powered energy dipped 40 percent. At the same time, natural gas generation is 11 times greater.
Tennessee’s Power Producer Gets Lift From Cold Winter, But Still Cuts Jobs
Record cold this winter means the Tennessee Valley Authority sold more electricity to local power companies in the past six months. But the news comes as the federally owned utility is looking to make big cuts to its workforce.
3,200 Workers Are Helping Complete The Nation’s First New Nuclear Reactor In 20 Years
Over 3,500 people were working at Watts Bar, at the height of construction. TVA’s Mike Skaggs says that number is declining, as the reactor nears completion.
White House Gives TVA Pat On The Back, But Still Wants To End Federal Ties
The Obama Administration says the Tennessee Valley Authority has a better handle on its financial situation. But they’re still floating the possibility of the putting the nation’s largest public utility in private hands.
Why Is TVA Buying Spare Parts For A Nuclear Reactor It Hasn’t Finished Yet?
TVA says the steam generators at Watts Bar Unit 2 were installed decades ago, as the reactor sat unfinished. Agency officials insist it would be 8 to 10 years before the generators need to be swapped out, and it’s cheaper to buy them now rather than later.
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