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Demonstration Project Map

<b>Energy Efficiency</b><br><i>Campbell Creek Test Homes</i><br> TVA has built three experimental homes at Campbell Creek and will use them to evaluate energy-efficient technologies, smart grid concepts and the ways consumers use energy. <b>Transportation</b><br><i>TVA SMART Station</i><br>TVA is part of a research partnership building prototype charging stations for electric vehicles. Powered in part by solar power, the stations will feature energy storage and smart controls. <b>Clean Energy</b><br><i>Buffalo Mountain Wind</i><br>Eighteen wind turbines generate power at the TVA wind site on Buffalo Mountain near Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The site has been producing power since 2004. <b>Clean Energy</b><br><i>Sustainable Recreation Area</i><br>This project will integrate renewable energy generated by solar and wind, together with energy conservation techniques, to create a sustainable recreation site. <b>Energy Efficiency</b><br><i>LED Street and Area Lighting</i><br>With the Electric Power Research Institute and other partners, TVA is testing light emitting diodes (LEDs) for outdoor lighting. LEDs could reduce energy consumption, maintenance costs and light pollution. <b>Clean Energy</b><br><i>Finley Stadium Solar</i><br>Eleven solar photovoltaic arrays at Chattanooga’s Finley Stadium have been producing electricity since July 2001. Annual power output is about 127,000 kilowatt-hours. <b>Energy Efficiency</b><br><i>LED Street and Area Lighting</i><br>With the Electric Power Research Institute and other partners, TVA is testing light emitting diodes (LEDs) for outdoor lighting. LEDs could reduce energy consumption, maintenance costs and light pollution. <b>Energy Storage</b><br><i>Raccoon Mountain Pump Storage Facility</i><br>Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant stores energy by pumping water to the top of the mountain when power use is low. When demand is high, water is released back the bottom to generate electricity. <b>Transportation</b><br><i>The EV Project</i><br>TVA is working with ECOtality of North America, Nissan and other partners to develop an effective model to support the largest electric vehicle infrastructure project in history. <b>Energy Efficiency</b><br><i>LED Street and Area Lighting</i><br>With the Electric Power Research Institute and other partners, TVA is testing light emitting diodes (LEDs) for outdoor lighting. LEDs could reduce energy consumption, maintenance costs and light pollution. <b>Smart Grid</b><br><i>Smart Sensors</i><br>TVA is testing new low-cost, advanced sensors on substation equipment at the Paradise Fossil Plant. They could help assess the performance of power system equipment in real time. <b>Transportation</b><br><i>The EV Project</i><br>TVA is working with ECOtality of North America, Nissan and other partners to develop an effective model to support the largest electric vehicle infrastructure project in history. <b>Transportation</b><br><i>The EV Project</i><br>TVA is working with ECOtality of North America, Nissan and other partners to develop an effective model to support the largest electric vehicle infrastructure project in history.

Innovation is breaking out across the TVA region. This map shows locations (starred) of some of the most exciting TVA research demonstration projects currently in progress. Roll over the stars to read a brief description of each.

To learn more about other TVA research projects, click on Smart Grid, Clean Energy or Electric Transportation at left.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

           
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