TVA board OKs plans for 880-MW natural gas-fired plant to meet load

摘要

The Tennessee Valley Authority received approval from itsnboard of directors Thursday to build an 880-MW natural gasfirednplant in northeast Tennessee to help meet loadnrequirements if TVA must comply with a federal court decision.nTVA’s board also approved deferring construction of two gasfirednplants in Gleason, Tennessee and Caledonia, Mississippi, tonpay the $820 million cost of the new plant. The proposednplant’s exact location has not been determined.