Solar Valley Coalition
Transmission
No Poles:  Rockvale, TN vs. TVA

TVA abuses land-use power.  MTSU Sidelines Online.  Matthew Adair.  8/1/07 Section:

Power Outrage’s founding project involves transmission lines in Maury, Williamson, and Rutherford counties
and a new 500kV substation in Rutherford County.
http://www.tva.gov/power/projects/rutherford/ and http://poweroutrage.org

A collection of news stories about Power Outrage's issue.
http://poweroutrage.blogspot.com/
DOE Smart Grid System Report, which examines smart grid deployments nationwide. The findings show that
while many smart grid capabilities are just beginning to emerge, the adoption of various technologies—such as
smart metering, automated substation controls, and distributed generation—is growing significantly.

Smart grid electricity costs less, wastes less Power management goes high tech  By Anne Paine • THE
TENNESSEAN • May 13, 2009  

Power Hungry:  Re-Inventing the U.S. Electric Grid.  NPR.  Excellent graphics. 4/09.

TVA ramps up power-line plans.  Rural residents fear impact on lifestyle and property values.  By Clay Carey
• THE TENNESSEAN • December 11, 2008

VA cleared to finish power-line project.  Knoxville News Sentinel.  June 10, 2008

TVA Final EIS.  POWER SUPPLY UPGRADE - ALGOOD 161-KV  TRANSMISSION LINE Putnam County,
Tennessee.  May 2008

Algood 161-kV Transmission Line.  Putnam County, TN.  Draft EIS.  Comments due 12/27/07

Group of residents in Putnam County fighting TVA upgrade project.  Liz Engel, news@knoxvillebiz.com.  
Friday, May 23, 2008

Visualizing the U.S. Electric Grid  NPR  November 2011.

Clean Line Energy, TVA Sign Transmission MOU  Renew Grid 27 October 2011

When the power went off... By Ginger Grantham  Moulton Advertiser (Lawrence
County AL)  July 7, 2011

TVA defends storm-racked grid  Pam Sohn  Chattanooga Times Free Press June 27,
2011

Pioneer Transmission to develop new power line project in US  Energy Business
Review.  June 3, 2011

TVA bills will reflect millions in storm costs  Dave Flessner, Chattanooga Times Free
Press  May 24, 2011

TVA restores power, but grid far from whole  By Ed Marcum  Knoxville News Sentinel
May 4, 2011

Area picks up the pieces Recovery Continues  Power on in some areas  The
(Scottsboro, AL) Daily Sentinel.  April 29, 2011.

TVA's video and pictures on Storm 2011.

Houston company proposes new wind power connection for TVA  The Associated
TVA eyes Western windmill power.  Dave Flessner.  Chattanooga Times Free Press.  
Nov. 23, 2010.