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MEMPHIS, Tennessee — Today, the Tennessee Valley Authority approved its 2026 Integrated Resource Plan, setting the stage to overbuild risky gas power plants to serve A.I. data center interests.
TVA’s 2026 IRP lays out a dangerous and expensive roadmap for the people of the Tennessee Valley, where our power grid is over-reliant on risky gas plans and outdated coal plants, while dramatically shrinking the plan for renewable energy.
The TVA board also voted on a rate class for large load customers like A.I. data centers. TVA’s intentions remain clear in its IRP. TVA wants to roll out the red carpet for data centers, at the expense of the long-term future of the Tennessee Valley.
In response, Bonnie Swinford, Campaign Organizing Strategist for the Sierra Club, released the following statement:
