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TVA - Tennessee Valley Authority
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TVA’s weekly aquatic weed control announced  -  05 Aug 2008
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel,By Rebecca Mason TVA has announced its aquatic weed control schedule for location of herbicide treatment and harvester access lanes from August 4 until

TVA Increases Water Flow at Chickamauga To Help Meet Downstream Needs  -  05 Aug 2008
The Chattanoogan,1, TVA increased the flow of water through Chickamauga Dam from 13000 cubic feet per second to 25000 cubic feet per second to continue to meet downstream

Chattanooga: Hot weather raises electricity consumption  -  05 Aug 2008
Chattanooga Times Free Press,As air conditioners cool offices and homes this afternoon, electricity demand in TVA’s 7-state region is forecast to reach 31564 megawatts today, TVA

Quebecor Becomes Main Sponsor of 32nd World Film Festival  -  05 Aug 2008
Market Wire (press release)...the largest publisher of newspapers in Canada; TVA Group Inc., operator of the largest French-language over-the-air television network in Quebec,

Legislators push for nuke plant  -  05 Aug 2008
The Huntsville Times - al.com,MONTGOMERY - A joint legislative committee Monday urged the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and TVA to move forward with building a twin-reactor plant beside

Weeds: A growing problem  -  05 Aug 2008
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel,Much of the weed growth is due to the drought that has plagued the area over the last couple of years, according to TVA. The restricted flow has allowed

East Tennessee Portfolio - 2008  -  05 Aug 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,A popular tourist and recreation destination, in 2005 TVA opened a visitor center at the top of the dam staffed by TVA retiree volunteers and that features

Suspect sought for passing stolen checks and credit cards  -  05 Aug 2008
WBIR-TV,Officers say the woman stole the credit cards and checks from a car parked on TVA property. Anyone with information about the suspect or the crimes is asked

Added capacity should mean fewer power outages  -  05 Aug 2008
WBIR-TV,Another substation will open next month, carrying TVA power to customers. Demand goes up as temperatures rise, and the forecast calls for temperatures in

Quebecor Inc. Reports Consolidated Results for Second Quarter 2008  -  05 Aug 2008
FOXBusinessRevenues from broadcasting operations increased $4.8 million, mainly because of: - higher advertising and other revenues at the TVA Network;

Joint legislative panel calls for nuclear plant  -  05 Aug 2008
Daily Comet,The Permanent Joint Legislative Committee on Energy Policy unanimously adopted a resolution Monday urging the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and TVA to go

Woman wanted for string of East Tennessee crimes  -  05 Aug 2008
WVLT,TVA police say the woman is white, approximately 5' 5", about 115 lbs. She is possibly driving a late 80s model red or maroon Toyota Corolla.

Eight employees' information on stolen TVA computers  -  Aug 4, 2008
Knoxville News Sentinel,Social security numbers of eight TVA employees were present on a laptop computer that was one of a total of 20 computers stolen from the federal power

TVA Group profits slip to $12.8 million because of disputed ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
The Canadian Press,MONTREAL — TVA Group Inc. (TSX:TVA.B) said Friday its operating profits grew for the second quarter, but the overall net income was down 23 per cent because

TVA witness says coal emission not health threat  -  Jul 25, 2008
Seattle Post IntelligencerThe Asheville Citizen-Times reports that epidemiologist Suresh Moolgavkar testified Friday on behalf of TVA, saying "there wasn't sufficient evidence to

Ruling on TVA case to be after Sept. 15  -  Jul 31, 2008
Winston-Salem Journal,During a 12-day trial that ended Wednesday, North Carolina asked that TVA be required to cap sulfur dioxide and other pollutants that cross into the state.

TVA Group Records Net Income of $12.8 Million for the Quarter ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,TVA Group Inc. (TSX: TVA.B) announces that the Company reported net income of $12.8 million, or $0.49 per share, for the second quarter of 2008,

Lawsuit brings into the open TVA's role as polluter  -  Aug 2, 2008
The Tennessean,North Carolina filed its case in 2006, asking a federal court to make TVA reduce pollution from its coal-burning power plants, which are mostly in Tennessee

Stolen TVA Laptops May Have Sensitive Info, IG Says  -  Aug 1, 2008
RedOrbit,1--A laptop stolen from TVA contained Social Security numbers and reflects generally inadequate policies and procedures for tracking computers at the agency

Shift sought for TVA addition: Many at meeting resigned to fact ...  -  Aug 1, 2008
Trading Markets (press release),TVA is considering 15 alternatives for parts of the line. The line as a whole will run 4 miles west from the current Bowling Green-Scottsville line to a new

Nuclear options open for TVA  -  Jul 31, 2008
Scottsboro Daily Sentinel,By Ken Bonner TVA's Bellefonte site near Scottsboro may one day become the location of a four-reactor nuclear power plant. "We continue to look at all

Electricity budget for city expected to be tight  -  Aug 4, 2008
Times Daily (subscription),Florence will also start investing in automated metering - a system where electrical meters are read remotely during the day - in anticipation with TVA's

Watts Bar reduces power as TVA investigates leak  -  Aug 1, 2008
WBIR-TV,TVA is investigating the source of a hydrogen leak at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant in Spring City, TN. According to TVA Spokesman Jim Allen,

Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union Issues Security Alert  -  Aug 1, 2008
WVLT,...(SUBMITTED) – The Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union has issued a security alert advising members to report any suspicious email seeking account

Meet set on Lake Guntersville weed concerns  -  Aug 4, 2008
The Huntsville Times - al.com,Although that's still being done by TVA, Miller said Thursday that several residents did not know the plan does not call for destroying all the weeds on the

Draining One Lake To Feed Another One  -  Aug 4, 2008
TriCities.com,In recent years, I have spoken to many TVA officials about lake levels. They stated that South Holston Lake was one of five lakes which was classified as a

TVA Lawsuit Up to Judge Now  -  Jul 31, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,..."Clean air is critical to our health and economy and I believe we have presented an excellent case that shows why and how TVA can cut the pollution coming

TVA Unable To Track Over 5500 Computers  -  Jul 31, 2008
The Chattanoogan,The TVA Office of Inspector General found that TVA’s policies, practices, and procedures for maintaining an accurate inventory of computer equipment were

TVA Holds Open House on Proposed Transmission Line  -  Jul 31, 2008
WBKO,The new transition line would extend from TVA's nearby Bowling Green-Scottsville transmission line to the substation near Highway 231 in Alvaton.

Trial ends in NC AG's public nuisance suit against TVA  -  Jul 31, 2008
Point of Law,The TVA maintains that it is reducing emissions, installing scrubbers, etc. US District Judge Lacy Thornburg, who heard the suit, is expected to issue a

TVA Employees Credit Union warns of e-mail scam  -  Jul 31, 2008
WBIR-TV,The Knoxville TVA Employees Credit Union has issued a security alert of a phishing e-mail scam, seeking to get members' financial information.

Testimony in TVA trial links deaths in NC with pollution  -  Jul 18, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times,Under cross-examination by one of TVA’s attorneys, Levy acknowledged the calculations don’t take into account the installation of scrubbers that are planned

UPDATE 1-TVA Ala Browns Ferry nuclear reactor seen back soon  -  Jul 11, 2008
ReutersWe will have the unit back as soon as possible," TVA spokesman Jason Huffine said, noting it should be a short-term outage. The unit, in Decatur, Alabama,

VW, Toyota are latest buyers of TVA megasites  -  Jul 18, 2008
Forbes,..."This program has really gone beyond anyone's expectations," said John Bradley, TVA's senior vice president of economic development. TVA, which budgets $17

EDITORIAL: Speak Now to Have Say in TVA Line  -  Jul 29, 2008
istockAnalyst.com,Last year, TVA built a six-mile line to the then new Bowling Green Municipal Utilities substation on Cave Mill road. That project was met by lawsuits,

Tennessee regulator defends TVA in trial  -  Jul 29, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times,Quincy Styke, deputy director of the state Division of Air Pollution Control, took witness stand as the trial of North Carolina’s lawsuit against TVA

State ready to provide project infrastructure  -  Aug 3, 2008
The Tennessean,The state and Nissan are joining with TVA and others to embark on a series of brainstorming sessions that initially will focus on Middle Tennessee's busy

Employer´s Manipulation Of Hiring Process Proves Discriminatory Intent  -  Aug 1, 2008
Mondaq News Alerts (subscription),Most of his experience came from working at various Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) facilities throughout Tennessee as a contract or temporary worker

A line in the water  -  Aug 1, 2008
Daily Report,A critic of the Georgia plan also says Georgia relies too heavily on a TVA plan that supposedly says the Tennessee River has more than enough water to spare

Cooper: TVA should allow co-ops to refund ratepayers  -  Jul 21, 2008
Nashville City Paper,Cooper (D-Nashville) sent a letter Monday to all seven sitting members of the TVA board asking them to allow the 50 electric cooperatives in the Tennessee

TVA 500 kV Bradley Substation Now in Service  -  Jul 22, 2008
CNNMoney.com (press release)RALEIGH, NC, July 22 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 28, the automation and protection world took a giant step forward when Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)

Tie vote could mean higher water rates  -  Aug 2, 2008
Times Daily (subscription),Commissioner Rex Burleson said TVA officials were still about two weeks away from telling the county if they could enter into a partnership to upgrade an

TVA names head of transmission unit  -  Jul 23, 2008
Chattanooga Times Free Press,Mr. Manning, a 30-year veteran of the utility industry, fills the vacancy created when Terry Boston left TVA in February to become chief executive of the

TVA Investigates of Athens' Blackout  -  Jul 14, 2008
WRCB-TV,...(WRCB) - TVA is investigating a massive power outage that left 13000 residents in the dark. Nearly every customer in Athens was without power during a

Former TVA Property Back Up For Sale  -  Jul 23, 2008
TriCities.com,The former TVA property at the intersection of West Market Street and State of Franklin Road. By Nate Morabito The former TVA property in Johnson City is

Chattanooga: Despite recent rains, drought still “severeâ€?  -  Aug 1, 2008
Chattanooga Times Free Press,Last year was the driest year across the Tennessee Valley in the 118 years such records have been kept, TVA spokesman Gil Francis said.

As Bush Lifts Restrictions on Offshore Drilling We Need a TVA for ...  -  Jul 15, 2008
Huffington Post,On May 18, 1933 the Congress passed the TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority) Act to revitalize the economically stricken Tennessee Valley in areas of power

Expert: TVA burdens states  -  Jul 16, 2008
Asheville Citizen-Times,ASHEVILLE – Counties in Tennessee, North Carolina and elsewhere would be helped in meeting tightening federal clean air regulations if TVA reduced

VW, Toyota latest to buy TVA megasites  -  Jul 17, 2008
Daily Comet,TVA has four sites still on the table - one in Alabama, two in Tennessee and one in Kentucky. TVA executive John Bradley won't predict how soon they may

TVA to close area where teens died  -  Jul 18, 2008
Saturday Independent,...“According to the latest word I’ve gotten from TVA, they’re going to close the road to all traffic but foot traffic,� Braker said. “They are indicating that




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