Posts Tagged ‘integrated resource plan’
SCC considers whether to accept Dominion’s long-term plan
On behalf of its client, Appalachian Voices, the Southern Environmental Law Center presented the testimony of three experts, ultimately recommending that the commission reject Dominion’s plan.
Read MoreTVA doesn’t make public participation easy, but showing up is making a difference
On a cold and rainy Wednesday afternoon in mid-February, nearly 20 advocates and community members trudged to downtown Knoxville to speak and show support for our concerns as the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors met for its first public listening session of the new year.
Read MoreWTF 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 because it is stubbornly clinging to plans for a massive methane gas expansion.
Read MoreDominion Energy’s continued reliance on fossil fuels shows disregard for Virginia’s clean energy requirements
The plan fails to model investments in renewables at the level needed to move us to a zero-carbon grid and instead relies on retaining the company’s current fossil fuel fleet through 2039.
Read MoreCleanUpTVA Coalition statement on Tennessee Valley Authority’s draft Integrated Resource Plan release
The Tennessee Valley Authority has released its draft 2025 Integrated Resource Plan today in which the federal utility lays out plans for how it will meet electricity demand through the next 25 years.
Read MoreAdvocates applaud introduction of new legislation to increase public participation in Tennessee Valley Authority planning process
Today, Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn. and Rep. Tim Burchett, R-Tenn., introduced new legislation to improve the Tennessee Valley Authority’s long-term energy planning process.
Read MoreThe People’s Voice on TVA: Advocates create forum for public input and expert testimony on TVA’s long-term energy plan
TVA is the country’s largest public utility with 10 million customers across seven states, but advocates say the utility isn’t doing a good job involving the public or third party experts in its long-term energy planning, which will be completed by the end of 2024.
Read MoreExperts, community target Tennessee Valley Authority’s energy plan Thursday in Nashville
Advocacy groups will hold a public hearing Thursday on the Tennessee Valley Authority’s 2024 long-term energy plan.
Read MoreGroups announce “People’s Hearing” after TVA board ignores requests for more public input into long-term energy plan
In response to TVA’s failure to offer opportunities for substantial input on the IRP, the groups will hold a “People’s IRP Hearing” that will include testimony from expert witnesses along with a public comment session.
Read MoreOrganizations call for more transparent energy planning at TVA with “Motion to Intervene”
For the first time in the 90-year history of the Tennessee Valley Authority, several nonprofit advocacy organizations submitted a “Motion to Intervene” in the authority’s Integrated Resource Plan process.
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