Data center growth raises questions over East Tennessee power demand, who pays for expansion

TVA Approves Gas-Powered Data Center Plan - CleanTechnica

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 ... [continued] The post TVA Approves Gas-Powered Data Center Plan appeared first on CleanTechnica.

TVA approves new data center power rate, bringing average 10% billing increase for centers

The new rate is scheduled to begin October 1, 2026, and TVA estimates it will increase overall billing by roughly 10% on average. The impact will be spread out over three fiscal years.

TVA creates new data center rate; approves budget, resource strategy plans

The Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors approved the Integrated Resource Plan recommendations and the FY 2027 budget as well as made rate structure modifications in response to growing data center demand Thursday.

TVA will consider a new electricity rate for data centers this week

The Tennessee Valley Authority is set to discuss a special rate for large industrial customers, which will include many data centers, at its quarterly board meeting Thursday.

Mayor Young hopes for clarity on data centers, TVA rates at open session

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Memphis Mayor Paul Young is advocating for responsible growth and energy use ahead of an open session hosted by the Tennessee Valley Authority, set for Thursday. With the XAI Colossus data center in Memphis set to expand, and data centers across the country growing in number, the question is – how much? [...]

Data center growth raises questions over East Tennessee power demand, who pays for expansion

As data centers become larger electricity users across the Southeast, an energy advocacy group is calling for an 18-month pause on new large facilities. KUB says safeguards already require its existing data centers to pay upfront for local infrastructure upgrades, while TVA prepares to consider broader questions about future power demand.