To Roane County Community Advisory Group Members:
The schedule for bringing the first scrubber online at Kingston has changed. Instead of starting it up on Friday, November 13, it will be delayed for a short period of time. There are a couple of reasons for this delay.
1. TVA power system demand is low and the power from the Kingston Plant is not needed right now. Due to the economic conditions, lower cost generating assets, mild weather and increased hydro generation, there are multiple coal-fired generating units off-line throughout the TVA system.
2. On the Ash Recovery Site, we continue to remove material from the Emory River faster than we are able to dry it and ship it off site. Increased ash production from the plant would further impact this situation.
TVA’s primary focus at Kingston is the removal of ash from the Emory River as quickly as possible. Given this priority, coupled with low system load demand, the decision has been made to delay the startup of generating units and, consequently, the first scrubber.
Until the scrubber comes online, equipment testing will continue on an almost daily basis as pumps, fans and other types of equipment are run. These tests, like previous tests, will create a water vapor emission from the stacks, but we want to make sure you know that these are just tests, and that no units are connected to the scrubber.
Please don’t hesitate to contact me with any questions.
Thanks,
Katie
Katie (Bell) Kline
Senior Manager, Community Relations
Tennessee Valley Authority
400 W. Summit Hill Dr., WT 7D
Knoxville, TN 37902
865-717-1668
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