TVA’s Bull Run Fossil Plant Named Best in Nation
Dec. 9, 2003OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — TVA’s Bull Run Fossil Plant has been named the most energy efficient coal-fired power plant in the nation for the second year in a row by Electric Light and Power magazine.
The plant has been ranked among the nation’s top 10 most efficient plants by the magazine every year since 1995.
The utility industry magazine annually ranks the top 20 generating units by various criteria. In the November 2003 edition covering calendar year 2002 performance, Bull Run, located near Oak Ridge, Tenn., won top honors for heat rate—a measure of the efficiency with which a plant turns fuel energy into electric energy.
“This second consecutive top ranking in energy efficiency is a credit to the excellent performance by Bull Run and TVA Fossil Power employees,” TVA Chairman Glenn McCullough Jr. said. “The men and women of TVA are committed to providing affordable, reliable power for the benefit of the people of the Tennessee Valley.”
A second TVA coal-fired plant and two TVA nuclear plants also scored in the rankings by total annual generation. Cumberland Fossil Plant, in Cumberland City, Tenn., placed 11th in net generation by coal-fired plants. Sequoyah Nuclear Plant, near Chattanooga, Tenn., ranked ninth and Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, near Athens, Ala., ranked 10th in net generation by nuclear power plants. Some 572 coal-fired plants and 65 nuclear plants are included in the surveys.
TVA is the nation’s largest public power provider, and its power system is self-financed. TVA provides power to large industries and 158 power distributors that serve 8.3 million consumers in seven southeastern states.
Media Contacts:
Gil Francis, Knoxville (865-632-8031) or TVA News Bureau, Knoxville (865-632-6000)
