TVA exploring alternative sites for new methane plant after public pushback

'We’re keeping the lights on': TVA workers push toward Cumberland City gas plant deadline

After lawsuits and a pause in construction, the TVA provided a look into the Cumberland natural gas plant as it prepares to close nearby coal plant.

TVA Highlights Ongoing Work At Cumberland Fossil And Natural Gas Plants

During the Jurassic age in Earth’s history, three meteor impacts hit what is now the state of Tennessee. Today, the largest of those events lies near Cumberland City along the Cumberland River, just east of Dover — and is fittingly the home of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s past, present and future story in the fossil fuels industry. An aging-but-hearty Fossil Coal Plant rests in the northern part of the crater, and a soon-to-be-operational st…

TVA exploring alternative sites for new methane plant after public pushback

CHEATHAM COUNTY, Tenn. (WKRN) — The Tennessee Valley Authority is no longer considering a potential site on Lockertsville Road in Cheatham County for a new methane plant. According to TVA officials, the site off Lockertsville Road is "no longer TVA's preferred alternative." The announcement comes after significant public outcry against the proposal from Cheatham County residents, including country music artist John Rich, who said he spoke with P…