Green energy groups blame fossil fuels for widespread power outages over the holiday weekend, and they are calling for America’s largest government utility, the Tennessee Valley Authority, to add more renewables to the mix as it embarks on a plan to provide electricity to seven states over the next two decades.
The Tennessee Valley Authority implemented rolling blackouts over the weekend, leaving homes without heat in freezing temperatures, disrupting holiday plans and postponing the Christmas Eve kickoff of the Tennessee Titans football game.
The power outages were blamed on natural gas and coal plant failures and unprecedented demand in the midst of a major winter blizzard.