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WTF is an IRP and what does it mean for the 10 million customers of the Tennessee Valley Authority?

TVA is making it harder for customers to make ends meet and it’s because of its insatiable desire for a massive methane gas expansion.

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Revitalizing Pennington Gap: Clean energy and economic investment in Southwest Virginia

As Central Appalachia adapts to a changing modern economy that is less dependent on traditional economic drivers like the coal industry and agriculture, Pennington Gap stands as an inspiring example of what a committed, collaborative approach to economic renewal can achieve.

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Chesterfield residents turn government inaction into community action

For over a year, Chesterfield residents and local allies have spoken out against Dominion Energy’s controversial proposed methane gas plant, imploring local officials to hold a public hearing on the project’s potential impacts on the county.

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Building collaborative communities in Southwest Virginia

Last month, the Pennington Gap Community Center buzzed with enthusiasm as the Solar Workgroup of Southwest Virginia hosted its Community Energy Resilience Meeting on Sept. 11.

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An aerial photo shows muddy water overflowing the banks of a river and flooding a town in a Kentucky valley.

Making sense of the federal disaster declaration process for Hurricane Helene

This blog is meant to explain the process for a presidential disaster declaration and what this all means for your community, and to answer several common questions we’re seeing.

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