The Chattanooga Times ran an Op-Ed on February 15  which was provided by the SEVEN STATES POWER CORPORATION BOARD OF DIRECTORS on how they can help bring more power to the  Tennessee Valley.  The Seven States Power Corporation is a nonprofit electric power generation and transmission cooperative headquartered in Chattanooga, TN.   Seven States Power Corporation, a generation and transmission (G&T) cooperative, was designed in 2007 as a way for 150+ local power companies (LPCs) and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) to collaboratively solve challenges and enhance the way power is provided across the Tennessee Valley. A key aspect of our formation was the ability to finance utility-scale generation assets, expand energy production, and modernize infrastructure to support the growing grid without increasing TVA’s debt against their ceiling.  Read the article on the Seven States website here.

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s application has been selected for a $400 million grant
from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to accelerate the deployment of the nation’s
first Generation III+ Small Modular Reactor at TVA’s Clinch River nuclear site in East
Tennessee.  See complete story from TVA.gov here

The National Association of Counties recently published an article spotlighting Eastern Tennessee Counties of Anderson, Roane, and Knox regarding renewed interest in nuclear energy technology.  See this interesting article here on the NACO.org website:  Eastern Tennessee counties collaborate on nuclear energy ambitions , Article by Charlie Ban, NACO County  News  Digital Editor.

ATVG would like to share two interesting  opinion articles shared by the Tennessee Electric Municipal Power Association and published recently by the Chattanooga Times Free Press.  Click on the article below to view.

Opinion: Protecting our investment in power – Doug Peters,
TVPPA

Opinion: TVA is the opposite of broken – Stephen E. Farner,
Laborers’ International Union of North America

Jeff Smith presents a slide stating that “TVA’s Clinch River SMR Site is the nation’s lowest risk and quickest approach to bring new nuclear onto the grid at a cost the system can afford.” at the summer Association of Tennessee Valley Governments meeting on June 11, 2025.  Photo’s by Terry Frank

OAK RIDGE, TENN.—Anderson County, Roane County, and the City of Oak Ridge were on display as the Association of Tennessee Governments (ATVG) Conference showcased area assets and talent at the two-day summer ATVG Conference held in June.

Welcoming attendees from six of the seven states that make up the Tennessee Valley, the conference focused on energy, with a special emphasis on the history and future of nuclear. Continue reading→