Energy vision 2020 - Integrated resource plan environmental impact statement. Volume 1 and 2, Draft

Book · Sun Oct 01 04:00:00 EDT 1995

OSTI ID:103295

In this document, the Tennessee Valley Authority has identified and proposes to select a long-term strategy that will enable TVA to meet the additional needs of its customers for electricity from 1996 to 2020. TVA has identified a portfolio of resource options from seven alternate strategies that best meet TVA`s evaluation criteria regarding costs, rates, environmental impacts, debt, and economic development while meeting customer energy needs. Existing TVA generating plants would continue to be the backbone of its power supply system for this period, and additional needs would be met by the following actions: (1) Long-term Actions---There are nine options for supplying base-load power during the period 1996-2005. These include call-options on base-load power, adding a combined cycle plant, IPP purchases, repowering of existing plants, renewables, conversion of Bellefonte Nuclear to a coal gasification unit, and addition of a fossil unit at Shawnee. A number of other options are planned for the remaining time frame. TVA would also use demand-side management and beneficial electrification options. (2) Short-term Actions---TVA would buy call options for the near term. TVA will also seek partners for the conversion of Bellefonte 1 and 2 and potentially the conversion/completion of Watts Bar-2 and Browns Ferry-1 nuclear units. TVA will not by itself complete/restart any of these four nuclear units. This plan is currently undergoing review and public comment, and the final version will be published in 1996.

• OSTI ID: 103295
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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29 ENERGY PLANNING, POLICY, AND ECONOMY
ELECTRIC POWER
ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENTS
LEADING ABSTRACT
SUPPLY AND DEMAND
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
TENNESSEE VALLEY REGION