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Five things to watch as TVA follows Trump ‘energy dominance’ agenda
Republican elected officials in Tennessee have encouraged President Donald Trump to use the Tennessee Valley Authority as an instrument to achieve his energy goals, and the possibility is greater with a new board of mostly Trump nominees.
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Why Raccoon Mountain in Chattanooga is ‘Swiss Army knife’ power plant for TVA
There's a certain "Star Trek" quality to the human-made cave inside Raccoon Mountain where the Tennessee Valley Authority generates electricity for as many as 1 million homes.
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TVA CEO weathers Trump’s promise to ‘make his life miserable’
Don Moul, CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, traveled to Washington on Wednesday moments after the board of the federally owned utility fulfilled a wish of President Donald Trump by voting to keep two coal-fired power plants open.
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Trump: TVA has gone in ‘stupid’ direction, was right to keep coal plants
President Donald Trump criticized the Tennessee Valley Authority at a White House event to support the coal industry on Wednesday, saying the utility has gone in a "very stupid, very bad direction," even as he praised its board for extending the lives of coal plants.
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TVA board doubles Elon Musk’s xAI power allowance, cuts DEI. See all votes
The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors voted unanimously to extend the operations of coal-fired power plants and double the electricity Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company can pull from the grid at its Memphis data center.
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New TVA board under Trump extends coal, eliminates renewable energy as priority
A new era began for the Tennessee Valley Authority on Wednesday as a board with members chosen by President Donald Trump in his second term rapidly reversed goals set under the former Biden administration.
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TVA reverses course on retiring two largest coal plants, documents show
Change would add nearly 4.5 million tons of carbon emissions per year
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TVA nears decision on Rorex Creek hydro plant inside Alabama mountain
The Tennessee Valley Authority is nearing a decision this year on whether to build a multibillion-dollar hydroelectric plant inside a mountain in northern Alabama.
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Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee forms quantum initiative, pushes $25M for nuclear
Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced a new quantum initiative and a plan to give $25 million more to a nuclear grant program in an effort to make the Volunteer State the national leader on two emerging technologies.
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Oak Ridge nuclear investment boom surpasses $10B: ‘Special sauce’
Manhattan Project legacy attracts companies to East Tennessee
