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August 19, 2007
Why Are TVA Rates Going Up?
Mike Kelley, aka the grandfather of blogging in these parts, raises an interesting question: why have the media in the Tennessee Valley been silent on reports that a reactor at Browns Ferry is being shut down due to the heat wave? He points to a Slashdot item that in turn leads to the Houston Chronicle.
Our local online breaking news site did run a story about the upcoming rate hike, which the TVA chalked up to low water levels diminishing the amount of power available from hydroelectric sources. But I never saw a word about the reactor shutdown until Mike pointed it out. Subsequent internet searches have failed to turn up anything about it.
So, which is it, TVA? Not enough water, or the river's too hot? (I know the two are weather-related, but the former is drought-induced, while the latter is more directly attributable to the heat wave.)
Energy policy | By joe lance | 09:51 AM