Tag Archives: Rolling Blackouts

TVA weathered an all-time high in peak power demand during this week’s winter storm thanks to a year of preparations and changes. Cookeville Energy Department Director Carl Haney said both TVA and Cookeville Energy were prepared for the 34,000 megawatt demand number. He said Cookeville avoided major outages and rolling blackouts, even with higher demand than last December’s storm. “From ... Read More »

Lessons learned from the freeze of Christmas 2022 have made UCEMC more prepared for similar events going forward. The Christmas freeze with temperatures below zero featured rolling blackouts. UCEMC CEO Jennifer Brogdon said TVA has spent well over $120 million to upgrade facilities that did not perform well. Brogdon said she is confident that the system will be strong enough ... Read More »