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Posts Tagged ‘TVA’

Takeaways from the TVA quarterly meeting

By Lesley Garrett | February 21, 2019 | 0

Increased public participation but continued gaps in transparency marked TVA’s recent quarterly meeting, which included a vote to close two of the utility’s coal plants.

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Coal Ash Cleanup: Three States See Major Developments

By The Appalachian Voice | February 13, 2019 | 0
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North Carolina holds meetings on coal ash cleanup in the state. Tennessee workers who are sick after cleaning up TVA’s 2008 coal ash disaster seek resolution. Virginia moves closer to requiring Dominion Energy to relocate its toxic coal ash.

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In Tennessee, electric bill fees hurt customers

By AV's Intern Team | January 31, 2019 | 0

As Tennessee electric utilities seek to maintain profits, they are are increasing fixed fees on customer electric bills, regardless of how much electricity they use. That’s patently unfair, especially for lower-income people.

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TVA Eliminating Energy Efficiency Rebates

By Kevin Ridder | August 9, 2018 | 0

Funds for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s eScore, which offered rebates to customers who installed energy efficiency upgrades, will be redirected to programs assisting low-income families in Nashville and Memphis.

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How can TVA claim to support energy efficiency and renewables even as they implement policies that discourage them?

By Nina Levison | July 18, 2018 | 0

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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Tennessee Valley Authority Changes Rate Structure, Adds New Charge

By AV's Intern Team | June 7, 2018 | 0

TVA reduced wholesale power rates but added a new grid access charge, which could disproportionately affect low-income families and small businesses.

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New TVA rate structure likely to harm low-income families

By Brianna Knisley | May 29, 2018 | 1

TVA’s new “Grid Access Charge” will reduce both local power companies’ and end users’ ability to control their monthly energy costs.

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New TVA rate structure likely to harm low-income families

By Molly Moore | May 10, 2018 | 0

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.

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Small Alabama town struggles for environmental justice

By Amy Adams | March 30, 2018 | 0

Our friends down in Alabama, the Black Belt Citizens for Health and Justice, have hit a setback in their fight for environmental justice and could use support.

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Six lives a day: Energy efficiency could result in tremendous public health benefits

By Brianna Knisley | March 9, 2018 | 0

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.

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