Energy Vision 2020: Integrated Resource Plan. Environmental Impact Statement. Vol. 1

摘要

Energy Vision 2020 is Tennessee Valley Authority's (TVA's) roadmap for meeting the energy needs of its customers during the next 25 years with economical and environmentally sound energy choices. These are important challenges for TVA, which is the largest single producer of electricity in the United States. With a generating capacity of 28,000 megawatts, TVA provides wholesale power to 160 distributors and directly serves 60 large industrial and federal customers. In partnership with the distributors, the TVA power system serves 7.7 million people in an 80,000-square-mile area that covers parts of seven southeastern states. TVA is expecting important changes in the relationships between utilities and their customers. Consumer, legislative, and utility actions across the nation are changing the electric utility industry from a regulated monopoly to a competitive marketplace. TVA is at the forefront of this change and welcomes the opportunity for growth and improved service and responsiveness to the needs of its current and new customers. By identifying the best energy choices for current and future consumers, Energy Vision 2020 will guide TVA as it enters this competitive marketplace.