There are 111 article(s) tagged Tennessee Valley Authority:

• August 2022

  • MLGW joins statewide electric vehicle fast charging network

    The utility received a great that will help it upgrade its infrastructure to be part of a network of 32 fast charging units on interstates and major highways. 

    By Keely Brewer August 02, 2022

• July 2022

  • Tennessee lags in Southern Alliance for Clean Energy’s solar report

    The Southeast had substantial growth, according to the report, but Alabama, Tennessee and Mississippi fell behind other states in the region in both installed solar capacity and watts per customer. 

    By Keely Brewer July 20, 2022

• June 2022

  • Heat wave strains power supply, customers asked to cut back usage

    Amid record-breaking power demand region-wide and triple-digit temperatures, MLGW power outages peaked around 8,400 last week. 

    By Keely Brewer June 21, 2022

  • Suburban mayors voice concerns over MLGW talks

    Leaders of Shelby County’s smaller municipalities eye Memphis Light Gas & Water Division’s discussions to replace Tennessee Valley Authority, and say they’re frustrated by having no input in the discussion.

    By Abigail Warren June 13, 2022

  • MLGW savings less than expected under new power proposals

    For years, advocates have said MLGW could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually by leaving TVA and buying electricity from someone else. But savings of “huge dollars” didn’t materialize in the latest proposals from other providers.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2022

  • TVA’s image takes a hit as it fights to keep Memphis contract

    Secrecy, political “jockeying” hurts Tennessee Valley Authority’s message, critics say.

    By Marc Perrusquia June 01, 2022

• May 2022

  • City Council final vote scheduled on expanding term limits

    The Tuesday, May 24, council agenda also includes the second of three votes on a companion ballot question that would allow partisan primaries in city elections.

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    County property tax rate set, but budgeting goes on

    By Bill Dries May 24, 2022

  • TVA grants $500,000 to Hickory Hill charter schools

    A pair of local schools have benefitted from a total of $500,000 in grants distributed by the Tennessee Valley Authority focused on reducing energy waste.

    By Daja E. Henry May 19, 2022

  • Public or private? TVA again declines to release employee salaries

    As Memphis frets over possibly leaving TVA in search of cheaper electricity, the federal agency again rejects a Freedom of Information request seeking details on salaries it pays its employees.

    By Marc Perrusquia May 17, 2022

  • Local, state and national Republican strategist John Ryder dies

    The former Shelby County Republican Party chairman and member of the Republican National Committee, as well as its general counsel, died over the weekend at the age of 72. 

    By Bill Dries May 17, 2022

  • Council member calls TVA report, presentation ‘jockeying’

    Tennessee Valley Authority officials got a hostile reception when they took an economic development study to the Memphis City Council Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries May 11, 2022

• April 2022

  • TVA’s CEO says MLGW decision is about ‘risk’

    TVA CEO Jeff Lyash talked on “Behind the Headlines” about the federal agency’s offer to MLGW if the utility stays with TVA for another two decades and local power generation by the utility. 

    By Bill Dries April 30, 2022

• March 2022

  • TVA official cites benefits that should come to the region with Blue Oval City

    “This couldn’t be a more transformative project,” says Aaron Stewart. “The suppliers are already looking. ...”

    By Michael Waddell March 09, 2022

• January 2022

  • Judge orders more info from TVA on long-term contracts

    The Tennessee Valley Authority has to turn over material about the 20-year contract agreement it wants Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and all the other local utilities in its system to sign.

    By Bill Dries January 28, 2022

  • House committee questions TVA power rates

    A nine-page letter from Capitol Hill questions a central tenet of TVA’s pitch for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to remain the federal agency’s largest customer for electric power.

    By Bill Dries January 15, 2022

• November 2021

  • TVA exec asked about coal ash, Allen plant in virtual town hall

    Councilwoman Patrice Robinson hosted a virtual town hall, where Mark Yates discussed coal ash and his new role as Regional Vice President of Tennessee Valley Authority. 

    By Julia Baker November 03, 2021

• October 2021

  • Ruling on use of TVA transmission lines confirms MLGW thinking on possible split

    The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission ruling confirms MLGW’s belief that if the city-owned utility leaves the Tennessee Valley Authority it would not be able to use TVA transmission lines but would have to create a new transmission system.

    By Bill Dries October 22, 2021

  • Council spars with TVA on coal ash disposal plan, role in Ford plant

    The council is on record opposing TVA’s plan to truck coal ash from the old Allen Fossil Plant to a landfill in Capleville. The Tuesday council committee discussion also ventured into TVA’s role in the Blue Oval City Ford battery plant. 

    By Bill Dries October 05, 2021

• September 2021

  • Allen coal ash cleanup ‘one document away’ from start

    The second of two online public hearings hosted by the Tennessee Valley Authority is Thursday at 6 p.m. After pausing the process following City Council opposition, TVA is again talking about a detailed plan to move the waste by truck from southwest Memphis to a landfill in Capleville.

    By Bill Dries September 30, 2021

• August 2021

  • Council presses TVA for details of coal ash disposal

    Council resolutions to call for no coal ash disposal within the city and over aquifers that supply the city’s drinking water will be voted on in two weeks.

    By Bill Dries August 03, 2021

• July 2021

  • TVA rethinks coal ash disposal plan

    The surprise announcement last week at City Hall of a plan to truck the waste to a landfill near Memphis International Airport drew immediate criticism from City Council members. TVA isn’t pulling the plan but says will seek more public input.

    By Bill Dries July 27, 2021

  • Coal ash from old Allen plant would go to airport area

    TVA officials outlined remediation plans that include trucking treated coal residue to a private landfill near Memphis International Airport.

    By Bill Dries July 21, 2021

  • TVA’s connection to a more complex water movement

    The Tennessee Valley Authority supplies electric power to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division. But the possibility of MLGW leaving TVA is also a part of the issue with the city’s water supply and its safety.

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    By Bill Dries July 11, 2021

• January 2021

  • A tower of a different color concerns Lakeland commissioners

    The new paint scheme on a water tower in Lakeland isn’t exactly in keeping with the color the suburb has chosen in its branding.

    By Michael Waddell January 13, 2021

• November 2020

  • Protect Our Aquifer challenges TVA power contracts

    Environmental advocates including Protect Our Aquifer have sued TVA, saying new agreements for power distributors weren't properly reviewed for environmental impacts before they were put in place in 2019.

    By Wayne Risher November 10, 2020