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The Tennessee Valley Authority set new power demand records as a September heatwave pushed temperatures across the Tennessee Valley to extreme levels. With residents and businesses running air conditioning at full tilt, electricity use climbed past typical seasonal peaks, forcing the utility to draw on its full generating fleet. The records underline how late-season heat is straining the regional power grid.
- 2TVA sets record power output during September heatwave●TVA produces record energy for homes during September's heatwave
The Tennessee Valley Authority generated record amounts of electricity to keep homes powered during September's heatwave, local outlet WBIR reports. The utility met unprecedented demand for air conditioning across the Tennessee Valley as extreme heat pushed residents' energy use to new highs, testing the region's power grid.
- 3NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for BWRX-300 small modular reactor●NRC issues first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor
The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued the first U.S. construction permit for a BWRX-300 small modular reactor, clearing the way for GE Vernova Hitachi's design to be built at the Tennessee Valley Authority's Clinch River site. It is being called a milestone for the American nuclear industry, as small modular reactors move from design approval toward actual construction.