TVA Seeks Comments on Proposed Power System Improvements in Bradley and Hamilton Counties
Mar. 25, 2004
COLLEGEDALE, Tenn. — TVA will hold an open house in April to hear public comments on proposed power system improvements in Bradley and Hamilton counties, including alternative locations for a new substation in the area.
The open house will be held from 3 p.m. -7 p.m., Thursday, April 8, at City Hall, 4910 Swinyar Drive, in Collegedale.
The proposed power system upgrades and new substation are necessary to help ensure the stability of TVA’s generation sources in the local area and reliability of power for consumers in TVA’s southeastern service region.
A significant amount of the work associated with the project will take place at existing TVA facilities. The project also includes the construction of a new 500-kV substation near the border of Bradley and Hamilton counties. TVA is considering four alternative sites for the new substation, each of which will require 50 to 60 acres of property in the Apison area.
Detailed maps showing alternative locations of the substation and associated transmission line connections will be available at the open house, and TVA staff will be on hand to answer questions, discuss issues and receive comments on the proposals. The maps also are available on this Web site; see the Power Projects page.
For additional information or to submit comments, contact W. Allen Miller, TVA, 1101 Market St. (MR 4G), Chattanooga, TN 37402-2801; call toll free 800-362-4355; e-mail newtransline@tva.gov; or visit TVA’s Web site. The deadline for comments is May 8.
TVA is the nation’s largest public power provider and is completely self-financed. TVA provides power to large industries and 158 power distributors that serve approximately 8.5 million consumers in seven southeastern states.
Media Contact:
Kay Whittenburg, Chattanooga (423-751-7152) or TVA News Bureau, Knoxville (865-632-6000)
