July 4, 2003—Green Power Switch, a renewable energy program offered by TVA and local power distributors, is now available to customers of 12 additional local power companies in east Tennessee and north Georgia.
With the expansion, a total of 61 local power companies are offering the renewable energy option to consumers of TVA power. More than 318 business customers are currently purchasing more than 20,700 blocks of green power.
The program expansion makes renewable energy available to more than 300,000 customers served by Alcoa Electric Department, Athens Utility Board, the City of Maryville Electric Department, Cleveland Utilities, Harriman Utility Board, LaFollette Utilities Board, Plateau Electric Cooperative, Sequachee Valley Electric Cooperative, Sweetwater Utilities Board, and the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation in Tennessee, along with Blue Ridge Mountain Electric Membership Corporation and North Georgia Electric Membership Corporation in Georgia.
TVA provides green power from 15 solar sites throughout the TVA service area, one wind park in east Tennessee, and a methane gas facility at the Allen Fossil Plant in Memphis. Green Power Switch is available to business and industrial customers that can buy blocks based on the amount of energy they use.
For more information, contact TVA.
