Tennessee Valley Authority
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May 18 2025 | A board member position is scheduled to become vacant on May 18, 2025. |
April 2025 | Chattanooga was designated as the first National City Park in the United States after a two-year vetting process. The recognition highlights the city's commitment to outdoor life, environmental preservation, and cultural diversity. |
2025 | Planned opening of The Motion Museum, a transportation-focused museum developed by Firecrown Media, which will showcase exhibits from the acquired EnterTRAINment Junction assets. |
2024 | Tennessee Valley Authority CEO Jeff Lyash received a total compensation of $10,500,000, which sparked significant public criticism regarding executive pay. |
2024 | Established sister city relationship with Accra, Greater Accra, Ghana |
May 18 2024 | Adam Wade White appointed as board member of the Tennessee Valley Authority, with a term set to expire on May 18, 2027. |
May 18 2024 | William J. Renick appointed as Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority board, with a term set to expire on May 18, 2027. |
2023 | Bull Run Coal Plant closes after 56 years of operation. |
2023 | Bull Run Fossil Plant was retired after 56 years of service. |
December 23 2022 | TVA experienced several hours of rolling blackouts during the North American winter storm, affecting up to 24,000 Nashville Electric Service customers and thousands more from smaller distributors. |
June 5 2022 | A mass shooting in Chattanooga resulted in three deaths and 11 injuries. |
February 2022 | TVA Board approved the New Nuclear Program with a $200 million investment, aiming to develop small modular reactors at the Clinch River Nuclear Site in partnership with Oak Ridge National Laboratory. |
April 2021 | TVA announced plans to completely phase out coal power by 2035. |
April 2021 | Tim Kelly was elected as the mayor of Chattanooga. |
2020 | TVA's energy production composition for fiscal year 2020 was: 41% nuclear, 26% natural gas, 14% coal, 13% hydroelectric, and 3% wind and solar. |
2020 | Chattanooga FC moved to the unsanctioned professional league NISA, and CHI Memorial Stadium opened for play while still under construction. |
2020 | United States census conducted for Chattanooga, revealing a total population of 181,099 people, with 79,565 households and 41,059 families. |
2020 | Paradise Fossil Plant closes after 57 years of operation. |
August 3 2020 | President Trump fired the TVA chairman and another board member, criticizing outsourcing of high-tech jobs and use of H-1B visa workers. |
April 12 2020 | An EF3 tornado struck southeastern Chattanooga at night, causing significant damage and three fatalities. |
February 2020 | TVA awarded multi-million-dollar contracts to Framatome for nuclear reactor fleet work, including fuel for Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant and steam generator replacements at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant. |
February 27 2020 | Restaurant: Impossible aired the Chattanooga Blues episode, shot at Blue Orleans |
2019 | Volkswagen Chattanooga announces plans to expand its plant to construct electric vehicles, expecting to create 1,000 new jobs and invest $800 million. |
2019 | Chattanooga FC became a founding member of NPSL's Founders Cup and became the second U.S. sports team to sell supporter shares in the team. |
November 2019 | Chattanooga Red Wolves SC received a cease-and-desist letter from Arkansas State in a legal battle. |
March 3 2019 | The most recent Erlanger Marathon and Half Marathon were held in Chattanooga. |
February 2019 | TVA board voted to close two aging coal plants, Paradise Unit 3 and Bull Run, defying President Donald Trump, citing economic considerations and aiming to reduce carbon output by 4.4% annually. |
2018 | TVA opened a new cybersecurity center in its downtown Chattanooga Office Complex, staffed 24 hours a day to monitor digital threats across its network with over two billion daily activities. |
2018 | Chattanooga received recognition for the Passageways 2.0 City Thread public art project, which was selected among 50 outstanding public art projects by the Public Art Network Year in Review program. |
2018 | Chattanooga State Community College reported a total undergraduate enrollment of approximately 8,150 students. |
2018 | Allen Fossil Plant closes after 59 years of operation. |
2018 | Allen combined cycle power plant established with 3 units in Memphis, Tennessee |
2018 | Tennessee Valley Authority opened the Allen Combined Cycle Plant in Memphis, Tennessee, a gas and biogas power station with 1,100 MW capacity. |
2018 | Nuclear power surpassed coal as the top source of electricity in Tennessee after Watts Bar Unit 2 began operation. |
2018 | Allen Fossil Plant was retired after 59 years of operation. |
November 2018 | A federal jury ruled that the contractor cleaning up the Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill did not properly inform workers about exposure dangers. |
November 2018 | Natural gas produced more power than coal for the first time in Tennessee's electricity generation history. |
September 2018 | Nooga.com was rebranded and relaunched as NOOGAtoday, with a primary focus on a daily email newsletter and content on social media and website. |
September 2018 | Moon River Festival relocated from Memphis to Chattanooga, establishing its new home in Coolidge Park. |
August 2018 | Nooga.com partnered with 6AM City, a media company based in Greenville, South Carolina. |
March 2018 | The school bus driver was convicted of multiple charges including six counts of criminally negligent homicide, related to the 2016 Woodmore Elementary School bus crash. |
January 2018 | Planted Tōno's representative cherry tree in Peace Grove |
2017 | TVA closed the Johnsonville and Paradise Units 1 and 2 coal-fired power plants. |
2017 | Established sister city relationship with Tōno, Iwate, Japan |
2017 | The Chattanooga Zoo launched the Kits and Cubs Program, an early childhood learning program designed for young animal lovers. |
2017 | Paradise combined cycle power plant established with 3 units in Drakesboro, Kentucky |
2017 | Johnsonville Fossil Plant closes after 66 years of operation. |
2017 | Johnsonville Fossil Plant was retired after 66 years of service. |
2017 | Allen Solar Plant was established in Memphis, Tennessee, with a capacity of 1 MW, operated by Tennessee Valley Authority. |
May 2017 | The Chattanooga Zoo broke ground to expand the Corcovado Jungle exhibit, adding six new outdoor and six new indoor exhibits to house small South American monkeys and mammals. |
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