- Tennessee Valley Authority decides to keep Cumberland coal plant running alongside new gas plant, potentially violating federal law.
The Tennessee Valley Authority was once moving toward retiring its aging coal power plant fleet. Now one of its largest plants is set to keep burning coal even as a new gas plant comes online next door, and environmental advocates say the decision may violate federal law, as WPLN reported.
What happened?
TVA had previously said Cumberland would fully retire by 2028. But the Southern Environmental Law Center announced that it plans to sue after the utility decided to keep the Cumberland Fossil Plant running while a nearby gas facility starts operating…