From the Chattanooga Times Free Press: With temperatures falling below zero degrees in parts of the Tennessee Valley, TVA delivered a record amoun
From the Chattanooga Times Free Press: With temperatures falling below zero degrees in parts of the Tennessee Valley, TVA delivered a record amount of electricity to keep homes and buildings warm Wednesday morning even as frigid temperatures and icy roads outside claimed the lives of at least seven Tennesseans.
The Tennessee Department of Health reported two deaths each in Shelby and Washington counties, while other deaths were reported in Knox, Hickman, and Madison counties.
TVA said electricity demand soared to a record high of 34,526 megawatts Wednesday at 9 a.m. EST when temperatures across the Tennessee Valley averaged only 4 degrees Fahrenheit,
But unlike TVA’s previous winter power peak reached just before Christmas in 2022, TVA was able to deliver enough power to meet the electricity demand across its seven-state region this week.
