We celebrated the ribbon cutting of the new Moore Tech Weatherization Training House in Memphis, TN on November 3rd. This event was an opportunity to celebrate our partnership with MLGW, William R Moore College of Technology, the City of Memphis, and Bicentennial Volunteers that enabled the training house to be built.

The training house is expected to train 30 technicians a year, helping them learn the skills of a contractor and qualify for higher-paying jobs in the energy and utility industry. For more info about the event and training house, please click below.

We are excited to recruit the next cohort of School Uplift participants for the 2024-25 school year. Recruitment for the next 100 schools continues through March 1.

Any publicly funded K-12 school that has not previously completed School Uplift is eligible for enrollment. Participating schools can expect to benefit from the program with an average of $13,000 in annual energy savings, engagement of the entire school in energy efficiency practices and an award of a $10,000 to $25,000 Learning Environment Grant upon completion of the program. Participating schools in underserved communities are also eligible to apply for a $200,000 Building Energy Upgrade grant.

Please encourage interested schools in your area to fill out the interest form at the link below.

Are your city or county personnel reaching out to you with questions about IRA/DOE funding for buildings? If so, please reach out to Ruchi Singhal (rgsinghal@tva.gov) to discuss how TVA can partner to simplify the application and reporting process and maximize their investment by pairing with TVA EnergyRight incentives.

The TVA EnergyRight team has created the following tables to serve as a tool for helping customers understand which incentives they might be eligible for when working with a member of our Preferred Partners Network. 

For more information on incentives and contractors, visit EnergyRight.com/incentives.

We’re excited to share that our Small Business Uplift and School Uplift programs made a splash this year, winning awards from the Southeast Energy Efficiency Alliance (SEEA) and Association of Energy Engineers (AEE)! 

Our School Uplift program was honored with AEE’s 2023 Central & South US Region Institutional Energy Management Award. The AEE award recognizes outstanding accomplishments in developing, organizing, managing, and implementing its comprehensive energy management program, and for superior service to the Association of Energy Engineers. We are proud of the impact that our School Uplift program has on the Tennessee Valley.

SEEA recognized Small Business Uplift as the 2023 Luminary Award winner. This award celebrates the accomplishments of an outstanding program that has made significant strides in pursuing energy equity by sharing in the benefits and burdens of the energy transition regardless of income, race, ethnicity, gender or geographic location.

Congratulations to the Small Business Uplift team, and thank you to you, our local power company partners, and the 158 small businesses we've worked with over the last three years!

We loved coming together with Paris Board of Public Utilities recently to recognize an impactful incentive project completed for Henry County Schools in Paris, TN. Through the help of incentives from TVA totaling nearly $50,000, the school district was able to offset the investment costs and reap the rewards of their upgrades sooner. The money received from the program will likely be used for more air conditioning units in the schools. We are thankful for your partnership!

This September, we launched a consumer educational campaign anchored by Driving EVolution, an ongoing EV blog series that answers pressing consumer questions with well-researched content, useful tools and resources.

These EV consumer awareness resources help position TVA and local power companies as trusted sources of unbiased EV information and help Tennessee Valley drivers make informed decisions about how electric transportation fits into their lives.

All LPCs are encouraged to share this content with their communities through co-brandable marketing assets available on the Marketing Hub.

We recently welcomed Nashville Electric Service, Scottsboro Electric Power Board and Oxford Utilities to the Fast Charge Network family, which now has operational sites in AL, GA, KY, MS and TN! Several LPCs are nearing the finish line with their projects. Stay tuned for more announcements coming soon!

We are excited to launch a new brand awareness campaign to help increase awareness of TVA EnergyRight and improve brand perception through the Valley as we ramp up our energy efficiency and demand response impacts in FY24 and beyond.

We wanted to make this campaign bright and fresh by including gradients of colors and the tagline, “Helping you do EnergyRight.” We will be sharing energy tips throughout the campaign to help people of the Valley feel equipped to save energy in their homes and businesses.

Keep an eye and ear out for the brand campaign over the radio, billboards, streaming services, and the internet. 

Interested in promoting the TVA EnergyRight programs and services to your customers through paid advertising? We'd love to partner with you to amplify your efforts through our Marketing Match offer. With Marketing Match, TVA will match funds for approved cobranded marketing efforts up to $3,000 per fiscal year per LPC. Whether you're interested in paid social, digital ads, newspaper ads, radio spots or outdoor signage, our Marketing Match program allows you to co-promote EnergyRight programs using the most effective formats and channels to reach your unique communities.

If you are interested in participating, please reach out to your Energy Services Consultant, or send an email to Madi Reinschmidt (mpreinschmidt@tva.gov). 

Promote valuable TVA EnergyRight programs to your community with co-brandable marketing assets, available on the TVA EnergyRight Marketing Hub. Check out a few of our latest additions below. 

Business & Industry Incentive One-Pagers

Home Energy Rebates Overview

Energy Assessment Overview

Driving EVolution Blog Graphics

It has been a busy year for all of us, and we’re proud of all that we have accomplished with your partnership!

Here are some of our highlights from 2023:

Cheers to a successful year and a bright one ahead!

Thank you for partnering with us throughout this year and making it this far in our newsletter. As a token of appreciation, we have a mystery giveaway item for any LPC partner who clicks the link below! Thank you for helping make life across the Valley better and brighter!