Cookeville Officials Meet With Blackburn Over TVA Tower
Cookeville officials met with Senator Marsha Blackburn to request support in having a TVA transmission tower at the intersection of Neal Street and South Jefferson Avenue moved. City Manager James Mills said Blackburn was receptive to helping the city resolve the issue. He said the location of the tower makes eastbound turns onto Neal Street […]
Rickman Elementary Lowering Energy Usage
Showcasing energy savings at Rickman Elementary School netted the school a $10,000 grant from the TVA’s School Uplift program. Interim Principal Kelly Pendergrass said the school was able to reduce its energy usage through simple practices like turning off lights in empty rooms and replacing projectors with newer, more energy-efficient models. Pendergrass said it is […]
White County Middle Receives TVA Grant For Maker Space
White County Middle School will add a “maker space” with a 3-D printer thanks to a $10,000 TVA School Uplift Grant. The school one of 12 recipients among Upper Cumberland schools announced by TVA. Teacher Sara Halliburton said science and STEM students will be able to access the maker space to bring to life anything […]
Cookeville Planning Approves Variance For New 49-Lot Project
The Cookeville Planning Commission approved the preliminary plat for a 49-lot development off Mine Lick Creek Road Monday night. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the project is called the Bungalows at Cookeville. It contains an easement from the TVA for power lines, as well as flood plains that cannot be built on. Ward said […]
Tech Expert: Kingston Plant Replacement Should Be Cleaner
TVA will replace its Kingston Fossil Plant by 2027 with a cleaner, more reliable natural gas facility, something a Tennessee Tech Engineer said will be kinder to the environment. Tech Center for Energy Systems Research Engineer Robert Craven wrote the efficiency software for the current Kingston facility. Craven said nuclear and coal energy systems make […]
Reducing TVA Footprint At Jefferson/Neal Some 800K
Removing or replacing the TVA tower at the intersection of Neal Street and South Jefferson Avenue would cost at least $800,000. Cookeville paid a $30,000 deposit in September to have TVA conduct a study to decide if the structure could be replaced by a one or two-pole structure. Cookeville Energy Department Director Carl Haney said […]
Putnam VITAL School Receives Hydroponics Grant
Getting students outside and interested in using technology to grow things, one of the goals of a new STEM grant at Putnam County’s VITAL School. STEM Teacher Carrin Nash said the $5,000 grant will go toward a new hydroponics vertical farming system. Nash said the program already has a wealth of machines like 3-D printers […]
Tech Grad Named TVA’s Engineer Of Year
A Tennessee Tech graduate has been honored with TVA’s highest engineering honor for his work on electric grid responsiveness. Tim Fritch has served TVA for some 19 years, currently as a Transmission and Power Supply Engineer. Fritch is now eligible for the Federal Engineer of the Year Award as one of ten finalists. “Tim’s innovative […]
Changes From Last December Helped Weather Power Demand
TVA weathered an all-time high in peak power demand during this week’s winter storm thanks to a year of preparations and changes. Cookeville Energy Department Director Carl Haney said both TVA and Cookeville Energy were prepared for the 34,000 megawatt demand number. He said Cookeville avoided major outages and rolling blackouts, even with higher demand […]
Local Companies, TVA Asking For Lower Energy Use Tuesday Night
Local power companies across the Upper Cumberland asking you to limit your power consumption during the next 18 hours. Temperatures near zero will be the coldest the region has seen since Christmas, 2022 when TVA imposed rolling blackouts to deal with energy consumption. TVA officials, working with local companies, invested money and time to limit […]
