TVA is using its already-obsolete 2020 Integrated Resource Plan as an opportunity to cut funding for energy-saving technologies that it claims are driving down revenue.
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How can TVA claim to support energy efficiency and renewables even as they implement policies that discourage them?
TAGS: appalachia Appalachian Voices Electric Utilities Energy Efficiency Energy Savings Environment Tennessee TVA
Blue Ridge Energy: An uncooperative cooperative?
As a resident of the North Carolina High Country and a member of Blue Ridge Energy, Appalachian Voices’ Rory McIlmoil believes the co-op can and must do better by its members.
TAGS: Blue Ridge Energy clean energy Electric Cooperatives Energy Efficiency North Carolina rural electric cooperatives
Finalists announced in N.C. “Home Energy Makeover Contest”
We are delighted to announce the five finalists in our High Country Home Energy Makeover Contest, who all received a free energy audit on their home. The grand prize winner will be announced soon.
New TVA rate structure likely to harm low-income families
TVA’s new “Grid Access Charge” will reduce both local power companies’ and end users’ ability to control their monthly energy costs.
Beyond power: Electric cooperatives can provide more than just electricity to meet rural needs
Rural electric cooperatives’ legacy of rural economic development uniquely positions them to go beyond energy and find innovative solutions to challenges facing rural communities.
TAGS: East Tennessee Electric Cooperatives Energy Efficiency Energy Savings North Carolina rural rural broad
New TVA rate structure likely to harm low-income families
TVA’s Board of Directors voted to implement a rate change that will disproportionately burden low-income residential ratepayers and will discourage investments in energy efficiency and renewables.
Contest Brings Energy Efficiency to N.C. High Country Homes
Our Energy Savings team is hosting a contest in which five semi-finalists will win a home energy audit and one winner will receive the grand prize of $4,000 in home energy upgrades.
TVA Proposes Fixed Cost Increases
The Tennessee Valley Authority has proposed a revised rate structure that would increase fixed costs to consumers and potentially make it more difficult to install residential rooftop solar panels.
TAGS: East Tennessee electricity rates Energy Efficiency low-income Solar Tennessee Valley Authority
A bigger prize for our N.C. home energy contest!
We’re increasing the amount of our grand prize for our High Country Home Energy Makeover Contest for even more impact.
TAGS: blue ridge electric contest Energy Efficiency Energy Savings high country North Carolina weatherization
Six lives a day: Energy efficiency could result in tremendous public health benefits
A recent report by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy highlights why energy efficiency should be a key part of the conversation about public health.
