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Groups challenge TVA’s plan to lock local power companies into perpetual contracts

By Cat McCue | August 18, 2020 |

Workers Demand Compensation after Kingston Coal Ash Exposure

By AV's Intern Team | July 21, 2020 |

Sick and dying workers who helped clean up the 2008 Kingston coal ash spill rejected a settlement in April, and are now looking to sue for damages.

Tennessee needs a moratorium on utility shutoffs

By Brianna Knisley | April 8, 2020 |

quote from a Volunteer Electric Co-op member about her and her husband's experience being disconnected and then having to pay $30 to be reconnected

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to impact our health and livelihoods, utility shutoffs are hurting residents throughout Tennessee. Call Gov. Bill Lee today to ask him to stop utilities from disconnecting people from vital services during this crisis.

Groups call for stop to electricity cutoffs in Tennessee Valley due to pandemic

By Cat McCue | March 31, 2020 |

CONTACT: Daniel Tait, Energy Alabama dtait@alcse.org (256) 812-1431 Bri Knisley, Appalachian Voices brianna@appvoices.org (865) 219-3225 More than a dozen organizations in Tennessee and Alabama have called on the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA) to urge its member utilities to immediately halt service disconnection and late fees for families during the coronavirus pandemic. In a…

Tennesseans Raise Coal Ash Concerns

By Molly Moore | February 25, 2020 |

crowded hearing room with one man speaking with his arm pointed out

Local residents are fighting against the Tennessee Valley Authority’s proposed coal ash landfill in Anderson County, Tenn., while others sued the utility in court over health problems they allege are linked to the Bull Run power plant.

TVA Stifles Small-Scale Solar in the Tennessee Valley

By Molly Moore | December 16, 2019 |

The Tennessee Valley Authority is ending its home solar program, called Green Power Providers, at the start of 2020.

East TN Coal Ash Concerns Continue

By AV's Intern Team | December 16, 2019 |

The Tennessee Valley Authority found traces of toxic coal ash in a mysterious dust coating homes and cars in Anderson County, Tenn. The monopoly utility is considering opening a coal ash landfill in Claxton, Tenn., despite local pushback.

Re-envisioning public power in the Tennessee Valley

By Brianna Knisley | November 26, 2019 |

The 2019 Tennessee Valley Energy Democracy Tour is a listening project to begin building a grassroots vision for our energy future by asking communities impacted by the Tennessee Valley Authority what they want.

Tennessee “Energy Democracy Tour” gathers community input

By Brianna Knisley | October 9, 2019 |

Participants gather around a table with large sheets of paper

The Tennessee Valley Energy Democracy Tour will hold its final stop in Claxton, Tenn., on Oct. 21. At more than 10 tour stops, community members discussed the impacts of TVA’s energy system and shared their visions for the future.