There are 5 article(s) tagged Allen Combined Cycle Plant:

• January 2026

  • TVA moving ahead with natural gas turbines in Southwest Memphis

    The turbines TVA plans to construct are intended to be used when the electric grid sees high demand.

    By Samuel Hardiman January 02, 2026

• September 2024

  • TVA plans to add turbines in Southwest Memphis for ‘peaking’

    In the past, TVA has struggled to provide enough power, but environmentalists say the continued investment in natural gas could mean further harm to neighborhoods already surrounded by heavy industrial users. 

    By Samuel Hardiman September 05, 2024

• September 2020

  • MLGW-TVA: What happened the last time they split

    Memphis has left the Tennessee Valley Authority before, for a period that included the city building its own electric power plant. There are a lot of similarities between various turbulent chapters in the city's relationship with TVA as MLGW leaders again consider an exit from the federal agency.

    By Bill Dries September 07, 2020

• October 2019

  • TVA leaders outline plan for old Allen Fossil plant site

    The 60-year-old Allen Fossil plant is scheduled for demolition in 2022, Tennessee Valley Authority President and CEO Jeff Lyash said Tuesday as leaders got a look at possible future uses for the 500-acre site.

    By Bill Dries October 09, 2019

• August 2019

  • TVA proposes new transmission line between Freeport substation and Allen plant transmission lines

    The Tennessee Valley Authority is proposing to build 2.7 miles of new transmission line on the Memphis side of the Mississippi state line.

    By Bill Dries August 27, 2019