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Groups urge TVA to halt plans for new natural gas plants in order to meet carbon goals

May 11, 2021 The Tennessee Valley Authority is proposing a plan that would lock it into gas for decades. (© TVA) The Tennessee Valley Authority’s plans to build six new natural gas combustion turbines in Tennessee and Kentucky that would provide a combined total of 1.5 gigawatts of power run counter to President Biden’s call for net zero emissions in the power sector by 2035 and should be abandoned, said a coalition of clean energy groups in comments submitted by SELC. “The decision by TVA to replace one fossil fuel with another locks the utility into gas for decades,” says Keith Johnston, Director of the Southern Environmental Law Center’s Birmingham office. “TVA did not properly consider other energy resources, such as energy efficiency, renewables and demand response programs, that could alleviate this need for more fossil fuels.”

Clean Energy Advocates Call on TVA to Halt Its Plans for New Gas, Align with Federal Goals

Clean Energy Advocates Call on TVA to Halt Its Plans for New Gas, Align with Federal Goals KNOXVILLE, Tenn. Clean energy groups, in public comments submitted on March 13, are calling on the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to halt its plans for a massive build-out of gas-fired power plants that are inconsistent with President Biden’s call for net zero emissions in the power sector by 2035. The Southern Environmental Law Center on behalf of Sierra Club, Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, and Energy Alabama, argue that new gas is costly, adds significant risk to customers and that TVA failed to analyze any alternatives such as energy efficiency or renewable energy should it need new capacity.

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