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TVA Alabama News
TVA, Plus Power’s Crawfish Creek Energy Storage enter 20-year energy storage agreement in Jackson County

Plus Power and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced on Tuesday a 20-year energy storage agreement to add 200 megawatt / 800 megawatt hour utility scale battery energy storage in Jackson County.

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Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors names Hagood chairman after former presiding officer resigns

Following the resignation of its previous chair in February, the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors announced over the weekend that it has selected a new presiding officer.

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Trump nominates Randall Jones to Tennessee Valley Authority Board

President Donald Trump nominated Randall Jones, a Guntersville insurance agency co-owner, to the Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) on Tuesday.

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TVA details plans for possible billion-dollar hydrofacility in Jackson County

The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering adding a pumped storage hydro (PSH) facility in Jackson County to increase its energy output. 

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Trump fires TVA chairman Joe Ritch, limits board's power

President Donald Trump fired the Tennessee Valley Authority board chairman, the second member to be let go in a week.

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Jackson County state delegation partners with TVA to rid lake of eelgrass — 'This is a severe situation'

On Tuesday, the Jackson County leadership and state lawmakers announced a renewed effort with the Tennessee Vallery Authority to improve the recreational use of Lake Guntersville by ridding the waters of invasive plant species.

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TVA's Bellefonte Plant could soon produce power after 36 years of inactivity

After several efforts to revive the project, State Senate Majority Leader Steve Livingston (R-Scottsboro) said the site could soon produce power.

Solar farm Alabama News
'It’s politically driven with taxpayer dollars' — Lawmakers, residents concerned about proposed solar panels on Lawrence County farmland

Residents and representatives of Lawrence County are expressing concern over a proposed large-scale solar farm planned to cover thousands of acres of existing farmland.

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TVA ready for weekend heatwave, says rolling blackouts unlikely — 'We've been preparing'

As Alabamians struggle to stay cool this weekend, some are concerned the increased energy demand on the power grid could lead to a repeat of the rolling blackouts seen last Christmas during Winter Storm Elliot.

Dale Strong Alabama News
U.S. Rep. Strong 'skeptical' of north Alabama power grid since last winter blackouts; Asks TVA to be ready for summer heat

U.S. Rep. Dale Strong (R-Huntsville) is helping Alabamians beat the heat this summer by ensuring the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is ready for the extra load on the power grid.

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Dale Strong, Mo Brooks blast TVA for north Alabama rolling blackouts; Cite green energy push, abandonment of Bellefonte nuclear plant for shortcomings

As a cold front brought subfreezing temperatures to much of the country over the past Christmas weekend, the TVA broke from its 90-year history and, for the first time, instituted rolling blackouts and cut the power to thousands of customers, including in north Alabama, to lessen the burden of the unexpected increase in demand.