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US utility TVA imposes new rates on data center companies
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US utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has imposed higher rates on data centers seeking a grid connection across its service area, which stretches from southern Virginia to central Mississippi.
Key facts
- New data center developments will face upfront capacity commitment charges of about $1.5 million per megawatt, paid over three to five years
- The IRP suggested that TVA’s service area would require 11-32GW of additional generation capacity to meet growing demand in the coming years
- TVA also recently signed up to President Trump’s voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge
- US utility Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has imposed higher rates on data centers seeking a grid connection across its service area, which stretches from southern Virginia to central Mississippi
Summary
The TVA board said that it had approved a series of actions "to protect consumers, ensure long-term reliability and strengthen the nation’s energy security as demand for electricity accelerates across the Valley region and the country. The board approved a series of recommendations within the utility’s Integrated Resource Plan, with the new wholesale rate structure aimed at keeping residential rates low while continuing to meet growing data center demand. The new rules will see data centers removed from the utility's manufacturing service rate customer class, which will lead to approximately 10 percent higher charges for the power they use.