by Associated Press Published: March 17,2010
Tags: energy, nuclear energy, TVA, utilities
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — Tennessee Valley Authority executives say they are delaying a planned April decision on whether to possibly build a new reactor at the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in northeast Alabama. Utility spokesman Terry Johnson told the Chattanooga Times Free Press that the board is delaying a decision that was expected on April 16 for [...] [...]
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The electric bill is going up again in April. The Tennessee Valley Authority is increasing its fuel adjustment charge. The utility said the hike will raise residential power bills between $3 and $6.50 per month, depending on how much electricity is used. Higher fuel prices this year are eating into a fuel [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 11,2010
Tags: energy, renewable energy, TVA, utilities
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – With solar panels and wind turbines popping up across the region, the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) renewable energy program, Generation Partners, now has enough power to meet the annual electricity needs of a fairly large subdivision, according to the utility. Fueled by TVA incentives and federal tax credits, participation in Generation Partners [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 10,2010
Tags: ash spill, energy, environment, lawsuit, TVA, utilities
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — A federal magistrate handling dozens of lawsuits that seek damages from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s (TVA’s) coal ash spill has extended deadlines for some court filings. The suits seek damages from the huge Dec. 2008 spill of coal ash at TVA’s Kingston plant. With the lawsuits still in the discovery phase, U.S. [...] [...]
by Wally Northway Published: March 9,2010
Tags: energy, environment, TVA, utilities
KINGSTON, Tenn. — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will hold an informational public meeting March 16 in Kingston, Tenn., to receive comments on changing the handling and storage of wet coal ash to a dry system at the Kingston Fossil Plant. TVA announced in July that it would change all of its wet coal combustion [...] [...]
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — A U.S. Senate panel has approved President Barack Obama’s four appointees to the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) board, putting them in line for a confirmation vote by the full Senate. The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved the nominees to the nine-member board March 4. They are former TVA board chairman [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: March 1,2010
Tags: ash spill, environment, TVA, utility
KNOXVILLE, TENN. — Attorneys for people seeking damages from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s coal ash spill have asked a federal judge in Knoxville to consolidate the pending cases. Among the dozens of attorneys, Elizabeth Alexander of Nashville said the motion is “just a way to streamline” the case for those seeking damages, and Rhon Jones [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 17,2010
Tags: cleanup, environment, health, TVA, utiities
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) officials have assured state lawmakers that the cleanup of coal ash spilled into the Emory River in East Tennessee is not a health risk. TVA officials addressed the Joint Conservation and Environment Committee yesterday. In Dec. 2008, about 5.4 million cubic yards of coal ash laced with arsenic [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 11,2010
Tags: electric bill, electricity, energy, TVA, utility
NORTH MISSISSIPPI — The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) says its fuel costs are up due to higher demand in colder than normal temperatures and that means monthly residential bills will increase between $2.50 and $5.50. TVA said in a Feb. 10 statement the increase takes effect in billing periods that begin March 1. The upward [...] [...]
by Associated Press Published: February 5,2010
Tags: Department of Energy, nuclear energy, nuclear warfare, TVA, utilities
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. — Plans for the Tennessee Valley Authority to possibly increase production of bomb-making tritium to a second nuclear plant are included in the U.S. Department of Energy’s proposed budget. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reports that the White House budget for 2011 includes funds for TVA to produce tritium, a radioactive form of [...] [...]
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