ML18283A558

Furnishing Information for Electric Power Consumers of Tennessee Valley Region, Letter Urging Decision on Tennessee Valley Authority'S Motion Be Rendered Expeditiously & Requesting Meeting with Commission within Next Week

ML18283A558
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Site:	Browns Ferry
Issue date:	10/10/2018
From:	Bidwell R, Dean C Tennessee Valley Industrial Committee, Tennessee Valley Public Power Association
To:	Rowden M NRC/Chairman
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Dear 14m. Howdcn:

This letter is on behalf. of the electric power consumers of the Tennessee 4

Valley Region. The Tennessee Valley Public Power Association (TVPPA) is an organization representing most of the.160 municipal and.. coopera-tively owned distribistors of electric power in the Tennessee Va11ey region that rely on the Tennessee. Valley Authority (TVA) 'as bhe source of power for about seven million consumers in seven Valley states. The Tennessee Valley Industrial Committee (TVXC) represents about 30 large industri"1 customers who are served directly by TVA. The basic purpose of those two s organizations is to promote the efficiency and quality of electric service to consumers in the Tennessee Valley. Tne total peak demand on the TVA system of all of its consumers exceeds 20,000,000 kilo'~ ic~ tt s ~

Ue are aw<<are that an Atomic Safety and. Licensing Board has granted a hearing on certain technical specification modifications to the operating licenses for TVA's Browns Ferry'uclear Plant Units 1 and.

2. Ue understand that; TVA has filed a motion with that Board request-ing authorization for TVA to load fuel, test and. operate Bro':ms Ferry units 1 and 2 pending completion of the evidentiary hearing. Tne Browns Ferry plant is a vital part of the TVA generating system. The 2,100>000 kilowatts of capacity from those two units is not only essen-tial for TVA to meet its sy.,tern loads, but it provides the lowest cost

electricity of the baseload steam generating plants on the 0 TVA system. If this capacity is not available during this summer s peak load period, substantial amounts of capacity Gill have to be acquired from other sources if it is available. This could add about $ 70 million to the bills of the electric consumers in the TVA region during the months of June, July, and August. The de-cision to purchase any available large blocks of power may have to be made as early as mid-Nay, and will involve demand charges of about $ 20 million, whether or not any power is later used. Xf this amount. of power cannot be purchased, it appears that system reliability will be reduced to unacceptable levels.

Accordingly, we urge that a decision on TVA's motion be rendered expeditiously. A favorable decision will ensure system reliability and avoid the unnecessary expenditure of $ 70 million, which must be borne by the ratepayers. Ne ask that the Commission meet with us within the next week to give us an opportunity to express personally our concerns.

Very truly yours, TENNESSEE VALLEY PUBLIC POWER ASSOCIATXON Charles H. Dean, Jr., President TENNESSEE VALLEY INDUSTRIAL COMMITTEE By L. Bidwell, Chairman (TVIC).

AJAR'ichard Tennessee Valley Public Power Association 4l5 Pioneer Building Chattanoo a Tennessee '37402