Tenn. Valley Authority Pursuing 6.2 GW in New Gas-Fired Power

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the country’s sixth-largest power supplier and the largest public utility company, is initiating its largest-ever capital program, planning 6.2 GW of new generation (most of it natural gas-fired) to address surging demand from population growth and data centers, which are expected to double their energy usage by 2030. To replace retiring coal assets, TVA is currently building two 1.5-GW natural gas plants---one at Cumberland and one at Kingston. Most (if not all) of the natural gas that will feed these new plants, as well as not-yet-announced projects, will come from the Marcellus/Utica.

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