The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) issued one of the nation’s largest requests for carbon-free power on Tuesday.
TVA is asking for proposals from companies for 5,000 megawatts of carbon-free energy that must be operational by 2029. These proposals can include solar, wind (offshore or land based), hydro, geothermal, biomass, nuclear, green gas, and battery energy storage systems or hybrids of all of them.
In a news release issued Tuesday, the TVA, a corporate power supplier owned by the federal government, said the request was “one of the largest clean energy procurement requests in the nation.”
“We are taking this bold, decisive action because TVA is uniquely positioned to lead in reducing carbon emissions for the region and the nation,” said Jeff Lyash, TVA president and CEO. “This announcement is a clear signal to our industry, our partners, and our nation that we need to move further and faster, together, to make a cleaner future a reality.”
Proposals for the project must be submitted by October. TVA plans to make selections for the project by early 2023. More details are available on the TVA website.
The project is part of TVA’s push to reduce carbon levels across its system. The provider plans to reduce its 2005 carbon levels by 70 percent by 2030, plans to have reduced its carbon footprint by 80 percent by 2035, and be carbon free by 2050.
