Solar Valley Coalition
Who We Are
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Reduce the need for electricity by at least 2.5% each year until TVA is the most
energy efficient region of the U.S.
• Develop a transparent process to identify the true costs and benefits of power
generation and conservation / efficiency.
• Learn from what other utilities are doing to avoid new plant construction.
• Repeat what TVA did in the late 1970s and early 1980s to reduce the energy demand
so dramatically that TVA cancelled construction of eight n-plants.
• Partner with customers and citizens in developing new projections for declining
demand.
• Set energy conservation and efficiency goals to achieve the electricity demand
reduction through encouraging energy efficiency in building design, landuse, efficient
technologies, and expanded cogeneration)
• Set renewable energy goals of 5% by 2013 and 10% by 2018 to displace the demand
for electricity
• Expand TVA’s comprehensive consumer education.
• Offer incentives to residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors to
reduce energy use. Sell energy efficiency as money saved.
• Use smart technologies Valley-wide to encourage consumers to reduce energy
consumption during peak periods.
• Alter the rate structure to encourage less consumption.
• Focus on reduction of electricity transmission losses.
Comprehensive process for citizen involvement in TVA planning and decision-
making and increased TVA accountability to ratepayers
• Develop a planning process that involves citizens in determining the cost-benefit of
proposed policies, programs, and infrastructure projects.
• The present public comment meetings on TVA’s strategic plan demonstrate the lack of
citizen input into TVA: two weeks notice for public meetings on an issue that has not
received any media coverage. The four days of hearing needs to be replaced with four
months of citizen and Valley involvement in determining its energy future for the next 10
years. This process needs to include citizen education about the issues and options.
energy efficient region of the U.S.
• Develop a transparent process to identify the true costs and benefits of power
generation and conservation / efficiency.
• Learn from what other utilities are doing to avoid new plant construction.
• Repeat what TVA did in the late 1970s and early 1980s to reduce the energy demand
so dramatically that TVA cancelled construction of eight n-plants.
• Partner with customers and citizens in developing new projections for declining
demand.
• Set energy conservation and efficiency goals to achieve the electricity demand
reduction through encouraging energy efficiency in building design, landuse, efficient
technologies, and expanded cogeneration)
• Set renewable energy goals of 5% by 2013 and 10% by 2018 to displace the demand
for electricity
• Expand TVA’s comprehensive consumer education.
• Offer incentives to residential, commercial, industrial, and transportation sectors to
reduce energy use. Sell energy efficiency as money saved.
• Use smart technologies Valley-wide to encourage consumers to reduce energy
consumption during peak periods.
• Alter the rate structure to encourage less consumption.
• Focus on reduction of electricity transmission losses.
Comprehensive process for citizen involvement in TVA planning and decision-
making and increased TVA accountability to ratepayers
• Develop a planning process that involves citizens in determining the cost-benefit of
proposed policies, programs, and infrastructure projects.
• The present public comment meetings on TVA’s strategic plan demonstrate the lack of
citizen input into TVA: two weeks notice for public meetings on an issue that has not
received any media coverage. The four days of hearing needs to be replaced with four
months of citizen and Valley involvement in determining its energy future for the next 10
years. This process needs to include citizen education about the issues and options.
| Solar Valley Coalition Common Ground |
| The Solar Valley Coalition is a network of sustainable energy advocates across the State of TN. Our virtual open network connects through regular phone conferences, meetings with energy officials, and through this our website. We started working together in January 2007 to respond to TVA’s Draft Strategic Plan which had omitted any mention of the words energy efficiency, energy conservation, and renewable energy. Through the efforts of NGOs and individuals across the Valley, TVA now has a Director of Energy Efficiency and an energy efficiency target. |