Energy and Sustainability

1+ mon, 1+ week ago   (85+ words) After a highly successful nine-month pilot funded by TDEC’s Organics Management Grant, residents citywide will have a long-term solution to reducing their fo......

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (75+ words) Seven States Power Corp., a Chattanooga-based energy cooperative, will use $439 million in loans and grants from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to build grid-level batteries across Tennessee. Chattanooga-based Seven States to build grid batteries with $439M in federal funds Seven States Power…...

4+ mon, 1+ week ago   (724+ words) By TAMMY WEBBER and JOSHUA A. BICKEL But beneath these panels is lush pasture instead of gravel, enjoyed by a small herd of cattle that spends its days munching grass and resting in the shade. Silicon Ranch, which owns the 40-acre…...

6+ mon, 1+ day ago   (634+ words) EPB of Chattanooga has deployed five battery-based microgrids with 29 MW/58 MWh of combined capacity across two sites, the Tennessee public distribution utility said Tuesday. Next year, EPB plans to deploy an advanced microgrid control platform developed by longtime partner Oak…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (485+ words) The Company Lab, a local nonprofit that brings start-ups to Chattanooga for accelerator programs to help them grow, launched its latest cohort for a six-week program focused on solving energy problems. It's the fourth accelerator program for the nonprofit, but…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (224+ words) Welch Packaging is continuing its expansion in the Southcentral region, announcing a new partnership with Jamel Containers of Chattanooga, Tennessee. Welch Packaging Group Inc., a family-owned and operated manufacturer of custom corrugated products, has acquired and partnered with numerous other…...

5+ mon, 2+ day ago   (251+ words) NOVONIX Limited, Chattanooga-based leading battery materials company, on Friday announced that the U.S. Government has certified its Riverside project in connection with the $103 million in tax credits previously allocated under the U.S. Government’s Section 48C Advanced Energy Project Credit Program. Rep. Chuck Fleischmann…...

6+ mon, 3+ day ago   (311+ words) Chattanooga’s Moccasin Bend Sewage Treatment Plant is launching a project that will generate electricity from wastewater methane, a move expected to significantly reduce the facility’s roughly $300,000 monthly energy costs while turning a treatment byproduct into a reliable on-site energy source,…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (386+ words) The Dalton mayor and Council on Tuesday evening held a special called meeting and discussed a resolution authorizing Dalton Utilities (DU) to proceed with a proposal to issue revenue bonds to finance the construction of a new power plant. The…...

7+ mon, 2+ week ago   (308+ words) CHATTANOOGA, Tenn — Three lakes that flow through the Chattanooga area are now a focus of a growing river cleanup effort as part of he Adopt a River Mile program in 2026. Keep the Tennessee River Beautiful says Chickamauga Lake, Nickajack Lake,…...