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An Appalachian plan to repurpose 253,000 acres of former mine sites for utility-scale solar buildout

Tracts in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Virginia are among those recently bought up by the Nature Conservancy under a program to draw developers and stimulate job creation and local economic activity.

Energy New Network

TVA, moving away from coal, commits big to utility-scale solar

The authority signed deals for 484 megawatts of solar and said it would develop thousands more. The news comes days after TVA closed its 1,205-megawatt Paradise coal plant in Kentucky.

GreenTech Media

‘Sympathy but nothing else’ for sick coal cleanup workers in Tennessee

“TVA’s nine-member board offered sympathy Wednesday, but nothing else.” More than 400 workers were poisoned by coal-ash cleanup work, according to court records.

TVA sees power transition continuing

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s electrification program, historically tied to coal, will increase its solar generation by as much as nine-fold over the next 20 years, enough to power millions of homes.