Federal Utility to Build Gas Plant in Tennessee Despite EPA and Biden’s Concerns

Federal Utility to Build Gas Plant in Tennessee Despite EPA and Biden’s Concerns
Natural gas is flared off at a plant outside the town of Cuero, Texas, on March 26, 2015. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Chase Smith
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The largest public utility in the United States signed a plan this week to move forward with building a natural gas plant to replace a coal-burning plant in Tennessee, a move that has drawn concern from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and President Biden’s clean energy goals.

“Following a multi-year, transparent, and public process, TVA has made the decision to retire its Cumberland Fossil Plant and build a 1,450-megawatt combined-cycle natural gas facility by 2026,” the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) said in a news release.

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