first published week of:   01/16/2023

TVA to Build 1,450 MW Combined-Cycle Plant Despite EPA Concerns

by Kevin Clark

The new plant would replace retiring coal generating capacity.

TVA will proceed to build a 1,450 MW combined-cycle natural gas plant despite concerns voiced by environmental regulators.

The new facility would be built on the site of the two-unit coal-fired Cumberland Fossil Plant in Stewart County, Tennessee.

TVA plans to retire Cumberland. The first coal unit would retire by the end of 2026 and the second unit by the end of 2028. Before the first unit retires, TVA would build the new combined-cycle plant to be operational by 2026.

TVA, the largest public utility in the U.S., plans to consider a wide range of generation options to replace the second unit.

However, the Environmental Protection Agency has said the new combined-cycle project is at odds with President Biden’s clean energy goals.

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