Tennessee Valley Authority veteran James R. “Bob” Dalrymple has been named senior vice president of coal and gas operations, reporting to Chief Generation Officer Chip Pardee.
Dalrymple, who most recently served as vice president of TVA’s gas operations, will oversee the low-cost and reliable operations of TVA’s more than 150 coal, combined cycle gas, and simple cycle gas units.
Sales of the Nissan Leaf in the U.S. officially hit 25,000 recently.
The Nissan Leaf recently hit a new sales milestone in the U.S.—25,000 units sold!
The all-electric car has had its best two sales months domestically the past two months, and has been experiencing increased demand across the country, including in newer markets like Dallas and Chicago.
The Tennessee Valley Authority is testing a promising “smart grid” technology that may help utilities enhance reliability, efficiency and the ability to keep power flowing.
Ninety-nine devices designed to reroute electricity, automatically or by remote control, from potentially congested transmission lines onto underused lines have been installed on a 161-kilovolt transmission corridor spanning 17 towers east of Knoxville.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has approved more than 250 small-scale, renewable energy projects across the Tennessee Valley for 2013, successfully reaching TVA’s renewable goals under two different programs.
Working with local power companies, TVA has approved applications for nearly 7.5 megawatts from renewable systems of less than 50 kilowatts each as part of its Green Power Providers program since January. Of those more than 250 projects, all but two are solar installations.
The Tennessee Valley Authority has honored regional businesses, local power distributors and other local leaders for exceptional leadership and participation in TVA’s Green Power Switch renewable energy program in 2012.
Green Power Switch Leadership Awards were presented in 13 categories in a special ceremony in Gatlinburg.
The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors took action at its meeting Thursday to establish a citizens’ advisory group that will provide additional input and perspective to TVA on energy resources.
“By establishing the Regional Energy Resource Council, TVA will have a formal channel for receiving diverse perspectives on energy issues on a regular basis,” TVA President and CEO Bill Johnson said.
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