December 24, 2024

Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Gov. Kathy Hochul
FERC, NERC Set Probe on Xmas Storm Blackouts
FERC and NERC will conduct yet another inquiry into cold weather grid failures after Duke and TVA cut power to consumers during December's winter storm.
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Memphis Turns Down 20-year TVA Supply Contract
The Memphis Light, Gas and Water Board of Commissioners unanimously rejected a 20-year, rolling power supply contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority.
Mortensen Wind Energy Group
FERC Denies Tenaska’s Complaints over Wind Curtailments
FERC has denied a Tenaska complaint alleging that grid operators adopted operating guides, resulting in unduly discriminatory curtailment for its wind farm.
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TVA to Repurpose Coal Ash Dump with Solar Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority will embark on a $216 million pilot project to install solar panels on top of a sealed coal ash dump.
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TVA Receives Federal Assist on Future Nuclear Plans
TVA received a voucher from the Dept. of Energy’s Gateway for Accelerated Innovation in Nuclear to study future sites to deploy advanced nuclear reactors.
MLGW
Memphis Says Staying with TVA is Best Option
Memphis Light, Gas & Water's leadership said that a long-term energy contract with TVA is a safer alternative than joining MISO and generating its own power.
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SACE Urges FERC Inquiry into Proposed TVA Gas Plant
The Southern Alliance for Clean Energy advised FERC that TVA’s justification of a new gas plant construction is faulty, urging FERC to make its own assessment.
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SACE Says Southeastern US Unprepared to Decarbonize
None of the major utilities in the Southeastern U.S. are on track to decarbonized by midcentury or even by 2070, SACE indicated in a recent report.
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Nonprofits Urge TVA to Reconsider Gas-fired Options
Clean energy orgs, nonprofits and social justice groups called on the TVA to reconsider its plan to build a natural gas plant to replace its largest coal plant.
MLGW
Inflation Dampens Possible Memphis Exit from TVA
Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s hopes to leave the Tennessee Valley Authority for MISO could be dashed on high inflation and interest rates.

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