Latest Tennessee Energy News
- TVA Names New Transmission Executive 24 Jul 2008 00:27 GMT
... has 30 years of experience in the electric utility industry and is currently serving as ... president of field operations in Duke Energy’s Power Delivery business, to head TVA’s transmission organization. As ... seven southeastern states. TVA also manages the Tennessee River and its tributaries to provide multiple ...
- Alexander Calls For Senate Action On High Gas Prices 23 Jul 2008 22:27 GMT
... just come back from four days in Tennessee. I believe if I walked down the ... can’t.’ We say, ‘five or six more nuclear plants each year to have clean electricity ... “What’s breaking the family budget today is energy prices: $4 gasoline is driving up the ...
- Changing the Climate or the Balance of Power? 23 Jul 2008 22:21 GMT
... its priority areas as advanced coal technologies, energy efficient building technologies, clean vehicle technology and advanced ... general level of affluence. Thus, blocking new power plants is a high priority for this ... sources soar. When I lived in Knoxville, Tennessee, my house was only a few miles ...
- Fuel Surcharges Deliver Extra Pain For Consumers 23 Jul 2008 22:15 GMT
... is fed up with fuel surcharges. The Tennessee native says it's one thing to pay ... additional $ 14.92 cents for what his electric company calls a fuel cost adjustment. TVA ... it costs the company more to generate power. Dwight Baggett understands that all to well. He ...
- Purdue scientist appeals misconduct findings 23 Jul 2008 21:54 GMT
... had independently confirmed his claims of producing nuclear fusion. Purdue spokesman Joseph L. Bennett said ... to unleash what could be an unlimited energy source. The Purdue panel did not investigate ... researcher at Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee. The two cases of misconduct cited in ...
- Nissan Testing Electric Car Infrastructure In Tennessee 23 Jul 2008 19:58 GMT
... Nissan Testing Electric Car Infrastructure In Tennessee Posted on: Wednesday, 23 July 2008, 13:35 ... is one of several between automakers, electric power utilities and government agencies. Ford Motor Co and ...
- The Knoxville News Sentinel, Tenn., Larisa Brass column 23 Jul 2008 18:56 GMT
... News Network) -- VW TO BE BIG POWER CUSTOMER: Volkswagen has been in the news ... time for its decision to bring to Tennessee its brand-new, $1 billion U.S. manufacturing operation. ... But with TVA also investing millions in energy efficiency and recruiting industries to cut back on ...
- TVA official: utility embraces pollution controls 23 Jul 2008 18:32 GMT
... A Tennessee Valley Authority official testified Wednesday that the ... to produce 30 percent more electricity than power plants in North Carolina yet TVA emits ... regulations. But under cross-examination, Myers said Duke Energy and Progress Energy in North Carolina are on ...
- International environment summary 23 Jul 2008 17:31 GMT
... like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Nissan to test electric cars in Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co ... similar species of Galapagos tortoise. California green energy proposal has thin support LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ...
- They've got that global warming thing down cold 23 Jul 2008 17:19 GMT
... Gore suffered some minor embarrassment when a Tennessee think-tank revealed that his 20-room Nashville mansion ... into green projects, would save as much energy as his home wasted. Looking a little more ... amounts of money in solar panels, wind power and other so-called clean-energy technologies for which ...
- Nissan says electric cars will be quickly profitable 23 Jul 2008 16:50 GMT
... rivals that have range-extending gasoline engines to power the car after its battery is depleted. ... it would work with the state of Tennessee and its largest electric utility, the Tennessee ... followed by country music, tours of the energy-efficient building and a pie-baking contest. "You put ...
- Electric Cars: Is the US Ready for Them? 23 Jul 2008 16:18 GMT
... Electric Cars: Is The U.S. Really Ready For ... Nissan teaming up with the state of Tennessee to push a network of re-charging stations ... a country will be ready. The nation's power grid is sorely in need of being updated. ...
- American Electric Power Declares Quarterly Dividend on Common Stock 23 Jul 2008 16:15 GMT
... -- The Board of Directors of American Electric Power Co. (NYSE: ) today declared a regular quarterly ... and West Virginia), AEP Appalachian Power (in Tennessee), Indiana Michigan Power, Kentucky Power, Public Service ...
- Nissan to test electric cars in Tennessee 23 Jul 2008 15:54 GMT
... Nissan to test electric cars in Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co ... is one of several between automakers, electric power utilities and government agencies. Ford Motor Co and ...
- Reuters Environment Summary 23 Jul 2008 15:54 GMT
... like Wal-Mart Stores Inc. Nissan to test electric cars in Tennessee NASHVILLE, Tennessee (Reuters) - Nissan Motor Co ... similar species of Galapagos tortoise. California green energy proposal has thin support LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ...
- Randy G. Morris To Run for 7th Congressional District 23 Jul 2008 15:30 GMT
... years old, born and raised in Waynesboro, Tennessee. I enlisted in the U.S. Air Force ... a goal that will make the U.S. energy independent within 25 years. We can do this ... increase usage of solar, wind and water power. We can reinstate the fleet fuel mileage ...
- Building plug-in centres 23 Jul 2008 15:27 GMT
... Hydro, Manitoba Hydro, Hydro-Québec and several U.S. power companies to accelerate the large-scale roll-out of ... Nissan Motor Co. announced it is helping Tennessee, site of the company's North American headquarters, ... and charged," said Serge Roy, director of energy systems for electric vehicles at IndusTech, a Hydro-Québec ...
- Electric Cars: Is The U.S. Really Ready For Them? 23 Jul 2008 13:30 GMT
... Electric Cars: Is The U.S. Really Ready For ... Nissan teaming up with the state of Tennessee to push a network of re-charging stations ... a country will be ready. The nation's power grid is sorely in need of being updated. ...
- Former official says TVA violated emissions rules 23 Jul 2008 11:37 GMT
... air quality official testified Tuesday that the Tennessee Valley Authority violated federal law by renovating ... violated federal law by renovating and expanding power plants without installing new air pollution scrubbers. Bruce ... in its second week. The TVA supplies electricity to all or part of seven states ...
- Scalise concludes trip to Arctic refuge 23 Jul 2008 09:55 GMT
... Hurricane Katrina. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stopping energy waste in homes and commercial buildings will be ... Quarter received no major damage from an electrical fire that broke out on its second ... has banking offices in Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee, saw its second-quarter earnings fall 5 percent ...
- Flags flown at half-staff at La. Capitol 23 Jul 2008 09:55 GMT
... Hurricane Katrina. NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Stopping energy waste in homes and commercial buildings will be ... Quarter received no major damage from an electrical fire that broke out on its second ... has banking offices in Louisiana, Arkansas and Tennessee, saw its second-quarter earnings fall 5 percent ...
- ComEd earns passing grade on system reliability 23 Jul 2008 09:36 GMT
... publicly available data comparing the reliability of electrical utility companies. But data pieced together from ... the utility spent $50 million to restore power. In 48 hours, 90 percent of those without ... mobilizing lineman from as far away as Tennessee, Kentucky and Missouri. ComEd employees made up ...
- Nissan, Tennessee plan electric carTVA will help develop recharging network 23 Jul 2008 09:19 GMT
... Motor Co. celebrated one huge investment in Tennessee, the Japanese automaker's top executive announced a ... the streets to the areas where electric power plants operate. Most U.S. power plants burn ... of the transformation to new forms of energy for transportation," Kisber said. "The goal would be ...
- Storms topple trees, cut power 23 Jul 2008 09:02 GMT
... Georgia packed some punch, downing trees and power lines in more than a half-dozen counties and ... he said. Williams said Tuesday afternoon that electricity to her home had been restored, but ... eyeing another complex of storms in western Tennessee that were expected to reach north Georgia ...
- Nissan has new North America headquarters 23 Jul 2008 08:30 GMT
... company's future on the road will be "electric." Speaking to reporters after a ceremony Tuesday, ... "zero-emission vehicle partnership" with the state of Tennessee and the Tennessee Valley Authority to promote ... primarily designed to provide maximum employee and energy efficiency. Rob Traynham, the Nissan executive who oversaw ...
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