Solar Valley Coalition
TVA Power Demand
Reducing Peak
Demand
TVA
Peak and Load
Dry Year Could Push Electric bills Higher.  Nashville Tennessean:  July 17, 2007
New TVA campaign urges consumers to cut power use.  DUNCAN MANSFIELD.  Associated Press.  Saturday, July 7, 2007
(important factoids.)
Market Value of Generating Capacity
(Bloomberg 7/9/07)
  • National average for all generators:  $1,790/kwh
  • Cost to build a nuclear power plant:  $2,214/kwh
  • Cost to build a coal plant:  $2,022
TVA giving distributors incentives for selling more power.  Glasgow (KY) Daily Times.  2/27/08
TVA's Enhanced Growth Credit Program.  TVA's credit options for new large users. Substantial credits on
power bills may be available to companies expanding in the Tennessee Valley. Eligibility is determined by SIC
code, type of power used, and kilowatt usage.  
Transforming America’s Power Industry:  The Investment Challenge.  Edison Institute.  April 2008.
TVA compared to other power companies world wide. World Wildlife Fund.  Nov. 2004
TVA plugging electric cars.  Batteries would need to be charged at night, with excess capacity.  
Knoxville News Sentinel  June 17, 2008
Tennessee Valley Authority power cheaper, more reliable, but operating costs still above average.  
Chattanooga Times Free Press.  November 18, 2008.
Energy Regulatory Chief Says New Coal, Nuclear Plants May Be Unnecessary.  By NOELLE STRAUB
AND PETER BEHR, New York Times.   4/22/09

Energy by the Numbers: Statistics, Trends, and Key Drivers in the Southeast United States.  World Resource
Inst.  April 2009.
Recession cuts demand by industries for power.  TVA says lower costs for oil, gas reduce losses.  By Dave
Flessner • CHATTANOOGA TIMES FREE PRESS • May 7, 2009
Energy demand sets record.  Associated Press.  January 12, 2010

Group urges government to invest in electric cars.  Business executives want to pave way for vehicles.  KEN
THOMAS Associated Press.  November 17, 2009

Electric cars face obstacles to consumer acceptance.  TVA and its partners work on solutions.  By Anne
Paine • THE TENNESSEAN • November 12, 2009

USEC Reports Third Quarter 2009 Results.  Reuters.  Nov. 1, 2009.  USEC consumes 5% of the total TVA load.

Nissan rushes to put electric car charging stations across Tennessee.  By G. Chambers Williams III • THE
TENNESSEAN • October 11, 2009

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY STAFF REPORT ON PRELIMINARY RECOMMENDATIONS ON THE FOUR
PURPA STANDARDS UNDER SECTION 111(d) OF THE PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
PURSUANT TO THE
ENERGY INDEPENDENCE AND SECURITY ACT OF 2007 June, 2009

Strategies for Cutting Coal Use in the Next Five Years:  Sierra Club’s Smart Energy Solutions Energy Data
Project.  December 2008

The Future of Electrification of America's Freight Railroads.  Trains.  2009.


Tennessee is test area for new electric car.  Nissan's LEAF coming to three
cities in the state.  Ed Marcum  Knoxville News Sentinel.  January 16, 2010

Why Is a Utility Paying Customers?  By KATE GALBRAITH  New York Times
January 23, 2010