The Tennessee Valley Authority has taken another step toward reducing its dependency on coal. Eight units at three plants will be retired. These measures will reduce total energy generated from coal from 38 to 20 percent.
The decrease is brought about by a combination of changes in the economy and regulations. Power demand is low. TVA wants to keep rates at reasonable levels. The Environmental Protection Agency is tightening its regulations regarding emissions.
Increase in Renewable Energy Sources
TVA will rely more on renewable energy sources as a result of these closures. Natural gas and hydroelectric power usage will each be at 20 percent. The remaining 40 percent will be nuclear.
Frog Hauling applauds the efforts of the TVA and its willingness to work cooperatively with the EPA. As a green business, we work hard to reduce and recycle materials to reduce landfill space.
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