Hot river forces costly cutback for TVA
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Staff photo by Jake Daniels/Chattanooga Times Free Press -- Aug 20, 2010\nPictured are the cooling towers at the Sequoyah Nuclear Plant on Friday afternoon.\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\nThe Tennessee Valley ");
document.write("Authority has lost nearly $50 million in power generation from its biggest nuclear plant because the Tennessee River in Alabama is too hot.\n\n\nUnless the summer cools down, TVA could lose millions of dollars mor\n
TVA’s enlightened new plan
\n(Chattanooga Times Free Press © 08/23/2010) (Registration Required)\n
The Tennessee Valley Authority — the nation’s largest electric utility — may appear far too large an outfit to shift course dramatically or quickly toward a greener, cleaner energy future.\n\n\nDaily electrical demands anchor the agency to a heavy-duty power system that supplies electricity throu");
document.write("gh nearly 160 power distributors to 9 million people across Tennessee and parts of six surrounding states.\n
Williamson announces retirement from Dyer");
document.write("sburg Electric System
\n(Dyersburg State Gazette © 08/20/2010)
Williamson\n\n\n\n\n\nJimmy Williamson informed members of the Power Board of his plans to retire from his position as president and CEO of Dyersburg Electric System at the regular Power Board meeting at noon o");
document.write("n Wednesday.\n\n\n\n\nWilliamson's retirement is effective Oct. 1.\n\n\n\n\nAt the meeting, Williamson recommended DES Senior Vice President and COO Stephen Lane to be named interim president and CEO.\n\n\n\n\n\"\n
KUB gives nod to conservation programs
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 08/20/2010) (Registration Required)\n
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document.write("r demand.\n\nBy unanimous vote, the KUB board approved a resolution to allow Knoxville Utilities Boar\n
EPB rich with cash following rate increase, audit says
\n(Chattanooga Times Free Press © 08/19/2010) (Registration Required)\n
PDF: TVA IG audit of EPB \n\n\nBy the numbers\n\n\n* $121 million: EPB cash reserve");
document.write("s at the end of fiscal 2008\n\n\n* $87.9 million: Fiscal 2009 capital spending by EPB\n\n\n* $140 million: Fiscal 2011 capital spending by EPB, which includes $40 million in federal stimulus funds\n\n\n* $460.7 million: Fiscal 2008 electric revenues\n\n\n* 4.02: Percent increase in EPB rates in July 2007, which");
document.write(" generated an extra $16\n
AP Enterprise: Old-style coal plants ");
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\n(Athens Banner-Herald © 08/17/2010) (Registration Required)\n
WYODAK, Wyo. — Utilities across the country are building dozens of old-style coal plants that will cement the industry's standing as the largest industrial source ");
document.write("of climate-changing gases for years to come.\n \n An Associated Press examination of U.S. Department of Energy records and information provided by utilities and trade groups shows that more than 30 traditional coal\n
\n(Cleveland - Daily Banner © 08/16/2010)
One of the hottes");
document.write("t summers on record can be blamed for high power bills, not increased electric rates, according to Tom Wheeler, general manager of Cleveland Utilities.\n\nThe utility leader’s announcement comes as most CU customers are receiving monthly bills that are higher than normal. This is because of the first ");
document.write("71 days of summer, 55 saw temperatures in excess of 90 degrees. The mercury rose to\n
TVA to consider rate changes and funds for nuclear reactor
\n(Nashville Tennessean © 08/16/2010)
The TVA board will consider changing part of its electricity rate structure and upping its spending to explore the controversial possibility of tur");
document.write("ning its Bellefonte site into a working nuclear plant. \n \n\nThe board will meet Friday at the TVA West Tower Auditorium, 400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville to consider this and other agenda items.\n\nA change in the Tennessee Valley Authority ra\n
TVA raises bills again in September
\n(Chattanooga Times Free Press © 08/14/2010)");
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The typical Chattanooga electricity user will pay from $1 to $3 more next month because of higher fuel costs, TVA announced today.\r\n\r\n\r\nTVA is raising its fuel cost adjustment in September by 2 percent, bringing the total fuel cost increases");
document.write(" since March to more than 20 percent.\r\n\r\n\r\n“Significantly lower hydro generation in July, along with higher than normal temperatures, forced TVA to rely on hig\n
Ind. counselor `deeply concerned' about Duke plant
\n(Columbus Ledger-Enquirer © 08/10/2010)
Indiana's advocate for utility ratepayers said Monday he is \"deeply concer");
document.write("ned\" about the mounting cost of a coal-gasification plant Duke Energy Corp. is building and urged state regulators to protect Duke's customers from the cost overruns.Indiana Utility Consumer Counselor David Stippler's comments came four months after Duke Energy revealed the cost of its southwestern ");
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TVA power demand expected to be h");
document.write("igh all week
\n(Columbus Ledger-Enquirer © 08/10/2010)
The Tennessee Valley Authority is having the highest demand for electricity since 2007.The federal utility met a demand for electricity of more than 31,700 megawatts on the afternoon of Aug. 4. The all-time recor");
document.write("d is 33,482 megawatts set on Aug. 16, 2007. Demand is expected to remain high until the weekend.TVA forecasters said monthly average temperatures in May, June and July were all above norma\n
Let public health decide coal issue
\n(Paris-Post Intelligencer © 08/10/2010) (Registration Required)\n
Should the");
document.write(" Environmental Protection Agency declare coal ash a hazardous substance?An awful lot hangs on the answer to that question, and powerful forces are battling over whether the answer should be yes or no.A declaration of hazardous could set in motion a chain of events that would mean the death of the co");
document.write("al industry, if disposing of ash should become as problematic as what to do with nuclear w\n
Meter Thieves Leave Woman \"Powerless\"
\n(WREG-TV Memphis © 08/10/2010)
Fast facts\n\n * Yvonne Simpson notices locks missing from meter boxes\n\n * Simpson loses power to her apartment, discovers theft\n\n * Still waiting for new met");
document.write("er and power to be re-connected\n\ndennis.turner@wreg.com\n\n\n\n\n\n(Southeast Memphis 8/9/2010) This is no time of year to be without your air conditioning.\n\n\n\n\n\nBut a South Memphis woman did without, not only her a/c, but without any elect\n
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document.write("b>North Carolina judge's decision helps NES customers, others
\n(Nashville City Paper © 08/09/2010)
In the time of year when summer heat drives electric bills to peak level, it could be hard for electricity consumers to imagine rates climbing — again — over the next few years.\n\n\nWhile a regular increase still could happen, as it did in October, higher rates due to a North Caroli");
document.write("na court ruling are now less likely, following a U.S. Appeals Court ruling filed last Monday in which the T\n
\n(Nashville Tennessean © 08/08/2010)
WASHINGTON ? There's even more fallout ahead from the massive coal ash spill at an East Tennessee power plant two years ago. \n ");
document.write(" \n\nCleaning up the more than 1 billion gallons of gray coal ash sludge that spilled at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Kingston plant is estimated to cost more than $1 billion. The spill has led to proposed new rules from the Environmental Protection Agency that wo\n
TVA experimental houses save on energy use
\n(Nashville Tennessean &co");
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TVA?s energy efficient homes project in a subdivision near Knoxville has shown major savings, with a year-round bill for the most technologically advance running $450 for the year ending last month. \n \n\n?That averages out to about $37 per month for a three-bedroom, tw");
document.write("o-and-a-half-bath house,? David Dinse, manager of the research project, said in a TVA announcement.\n\n?With solar panels, sup\n
Managing peak energy use
\n(Chattanooga Times Free Press © 08/05/2010) (Registration Required)\n
Behind this summer’s hot weather lie lessons that both electricity consumers and ");
document.write("power producers should take to heart. Among these, there’s the irony of the myth that the future lies with nuclear power. There’s the quite stunning value of the innovative Smart Grid that Chattanooga’s EPB is putting into place. There’s the distortion of TVA charging more for green energy. And ther");
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Home appliances get tough new efficiency");
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\n(WRCB TV3 NBC © 08/05/2010) (Registration Required)\n
By Mark Clayton\n\nWhile the US Senate energy bill appears all but dead, a coalition of environmentalist and industry groups forged ahead with an agreement Tuesday that prom");
document.write("ises to significantly reduce Americans' home energy consumption for decades to come.\n\nThe plan, if approved and implemented by the US Department of Energy, would hike the efficiency of the nation's biggest home energ\n
Kingston Springs business will get energy from the sun
\n(Ashland - City Times © 08/04/2010)
An array ");
document.write("of solar panels will soon provide renewable energy to help power a Kingston Springs based-business after Energy Source Partners installs a 21.12 kWh roof-top photovoltaic system.\n\nKingston Construction & Development is the first business in Kingston Springs to take the initiative to use renewable en");
document.write("ergy to help power one of their commercial buildings at 107 W. Kingston Springs Rd.\n\n?Energ\n
TVA electric sales up 6%
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 08/04/2010) (Registration Required)\n
TVA third quarter report to Securities and Exchange Commission\n \n \n\nTVA is crediting warmer-than-normal weather during");
document.write(" the spring and early summer and an improving economy for boosting its electricity sales by 6 percent in the third quarter over third quarter 2009 sales.\n\nThe federal utility said this week its rates for electricity were slightly lower during the third quarter months of April, May\n
Hackers try to gain access to power plants
\n(Nashville Te");
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WASHINGTON ? Computer hackers have begun targeting power plants and other critical operations around the world in bold new efforts to seize control of them, setting off a scramble to shore up aging, vulnerable systems. \n \n\nCyber criminals have long tried, ");
document.write("at times successfully, to break into vital networks and power systems. But last month, experts for the first time discovered a malicious\n
Pulaski carport taps into solar power for TVA, autos
\n(Nashville Tennessean © 08/04/2010)
A shaded parking area will turn into a mini-power plant today at a Pulaski manufacturing plant, in ");
document.write("a move that solar advocates say represents the future of parking lots. \n \n\nThe carport-like facility, which has a roof made of solar panels, is a charging station for electric vehicles and will generate electricity for the grid.\n\nIt's touted for allowing property owners to take advantage of ");
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TVA hires energy 'superstar' Bob Balzar
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A national environmental group has labeled the man TVA hired to head its energy efficiency efforts a \"superstar,\" leaving a state clean energy group cautiously hopeful. \n \n\nWhether Bob Balzar, who until this summer ran Seattle City Light's");
document.write(" conservation program in Oregon, will get the resources needed is the concern.\n\nTwo decades ago, TVA made a commitment to energy conservation and efficie\n
Brass: TVA official aims for energy efficiency
\n(Knoxville News-Sentinel © 08/03/2010) (Registration Required)\n
Energy efficiency and demand respon");
document.write("se are becoming increasingly important for power providers across the country as they face potential restrictions on carbon emissions, volatile fuel prices and, over the next five to 10 years, the first major need for new electric generation in three decades.\n\nTVA is no exception.\n\nIn this context -");
document.write(" and part of what seems the eternal leadership shuffle at TVA - e\n
Senate Dems delay vote on oil spill, energy bill
\n(WKRN.com-Nashville News2 © 08/03/2010)
By DINA CAPPIELLO\nAssociated Press Writer\n \n\nWASHINGTON (AP) - Democrats on Tuesday gave up trying to pass even a scaled-back energy bill this summer that woul");
document.write("d have removed liability ceilings on oil companies, a reaction to the BP oil spill.\n \n\nThe bill also would have offered rebates to consumers for home energy efficiency improvements and encouraged federal agencies to buy\n
Weather boosts TVA sales, income
\n(Chattanooga Times Free Press © 08/02/2010) (R");
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Warmer weather and a rebounding economy helped boost electricity sales and TVA income this spring, the Tennessee Valley Authority said today.\n\n\nIn its quarterly earnings report for the period ended June 30, TVA reported net income of $199 million on revenues of near");
document.write("ly $2.59 billion. In the same period a year ago, TVA reported a $167 million loss on revenues of nearly 2.57 billion, although $258 \n
A victory for energy production
\n(Chattanooga Times Free Press © 08/01/2010) (Registration Required)\n
It is easy for a judge, sitting in the climate-controlled comfort");
document.write(" of a courthouse, to rule that coal-fired power plants providing the energy for that very courthouse are a “public nuisance” because of their emissions. After all, it is not the judge but the power plants and rate-payers who have to foot the bill for costly upgrades to reduce emissions.\n\n\nUnfortunat");
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Southern Co. moves ahead");
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\n(Atlanta Journal-Constitution © 07/30/2010) (Registration Required)\n
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution\n\n\nThe future of carbon caps became murkier than ever when the latest version of carbon regulation died in the Senate this");
document.write(" month.\n\nCourtesy of Southern Company\n\nThe Southern Company's carbon capture center in Alabama.\n\n\n\n\n\nBut Atlanta-based Southern Co. is thinking ahead.\n\n\nThis summer, the utility giant won permission from Mississippi regulators to build a large co\n
Boucher critical of EPA proposal to regulate fly ash
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\n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nU.S. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., has released a letter to Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa Jackson objecting to the EPA’s proposal to regulate coal combustion products commonly called fly ash.\n\n\nBoucher said 30 members of the House Committee on Ene");
document.write("rgy and Commerce co-signed his letter, representing a bipartisan majority of the committee.\n\n\nThe EPA proposes \n
Job and cost cuts sends AEP profits down 57 percent
\n(WLMT - UPN 30 © 07/30/2010)
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — American Electric Power says second-quarter earnings dropped 57 percent, mainly from charges related to job an");
document.write("d cost cuts.\n\nThe company cut close to 2,500 jobs, or 11.5 percent of its work force, recording a one-time charge of $293 million.\n\nThe electric utility posted a quarterly profit of $136 million, or 28 cents per share, compared with $316 million, or 67 cents per share\n
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