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Location
Lexington, Kentucky
Start Date
6-5-2026 2:30 PM
End Date
6-5-2026 3:00 PM
Description
TVA is the largest public power company in the U.S. and has historically operated a fleet of 12 coal-fired plants as part of their diverse generating portfolio. To date, eight of the coal plants have been retired and the remaining four plants are projected to shut down in the next couple of decades. The decommissioning of these plants is driving a transition to harvesting of ponded and landfilled CCR’s to continue to support ready-mix concrete and other industries that enable infrastructure development. However, the regional market demand limits the ability to initiate widespread harvesting activities during near-term CCR Unit closure operations. As such, TVA has developed a forward-looking plan, leveraging innovative technologies to enable harvesting in alignment with market demand and preserve CCR as a beneficial resource to build the future of the Tennessee Valley. This presentation will focus on the strategies, innovative technologies, and approaches that TVA has identified in targeting CCR units that may be viable candidates for future harvesting. Included in this strategy is the potential to repurpose the CCR units for solar power generation to meet TVA’s renewable goals.
Document Type
Presentation
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Future Strategies for Beneficial Use Harvesting
Lexington, Kentucky
TVA is the largest public power company in the U.S. and has historically operated a fleet of 12 coal-fired plants as part of their diverse generating portfolio. To date, eight of the coal plants have been retired and the remaining four plants are projected to shut down in the next couple of decades. The decommissioning of these plants is driving a transition to harvesting of ponded and landfilled CCR’s to continue to support ready-mix concrete and other industries that enable infrastructure development. However, the regional market demand limits the ability to initiate widespread harvesting activities during near-term CCR Unit closure operations. As such, TVA has developed a forward-looking plan, leveraging innovative technologies to enable harvesting in alignment with market demand and preserve CCR as a beneficial resource to build the future of the Tennessee Valley. This presentation will focus on the strategies, innovative technologies, and approaches that TVA has identified in targeting CCR units that may be viable candidates for future harvesting. Included in this strategy is the potential to repurpose the CCR units for solar power generation to meet TVA’s renewable goals.
