NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Valley Authority is beginning work this week on part of a project that will reduce emissions at its coal-burning power plant in Gallatin.
The Tennessean reports workers are set to start pouring concrete for a 370-foot chimney, which is part of a $1.1 billion project that aims to produce cleaner air by cutting certain emissions by up to 96 percent.
The work begins even though a coalition of environmental groups has sued TVA over its decision to continue operating the plant.
Meanwhile, several businesses in Gallatin are anticipating the project as a way to spur the local economy.
TVA is the nation’s largest public utility, supplying power to about 9 million people in Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina and Virginia.