by Zachery Schmidt | Sep 4, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Memphis City Council unanimously passed an ordinance on second reading that would temporarily ban new data center development for 12 months. If the ordinance becomes law, the City of Memphis will develop regulations for data centers and stop approving new data center...
by Zachery Schmidt | Sep 1, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee issued its first-ever fusion-specific byproduct material license this week to Type One Energy, clearing the way for the company’s planned fusion facility in Clinton. Type One Energy intends to break ground on the new facility at the Tennessee Valley...
by Zachery Schmidt | Aug 21, 2026 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created a separate rate structure for data centers, aiming to keep ratepayers’ rates low. TVA’s board voted Thursday to create a separate rate structure for data centers to cover the costs of the power and infrastructure these...
by Kaitlin Housler | Mar 6, 2026 | Culture, News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors selected two Tennesseans to serve as its chair and chair-elect through 2029. Board Director Mitch Graves of Memphis will serve as chair of the board through April 1, 2027. The board also chose Knoxville attorney...
by Zachery Schmidt | Dec 3, 2025 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on Tuesday that it selected a Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) nuclear site as one of two places to help develop advanced light-water small modular reactors. TVA’s Clinch River Nuclear site, along with Holtec Government...
by Zachery Schmidt | Oct 6, 2025 | Economy, News, Tennessee, The South
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) named Matt Rasmussen its next chief nuclear officer last week. Rasmussen will replace Tim Rausch, who is retiring. Since August, Rasmussen has been handling the duties of chief nuclear officer, as Rausch’s final day was September...
by Kaitlin Housler | Apr 10, 2025 | News, Policy, Tennessee, The South
Tennessee U.S. Senators Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) and Bill Hagerty (R-TN) introduced the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Salary Transparency Act on Tuesday. The TVA Salary Transparency Act, filed in the Senate as S.1354, seeks to increase public transparency regarding...
