# Court Stops TVA’s Billion-Dollar Gas Plant | Nashville News

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Podcast: [Nashville News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now!](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nashville-news-today-2-min-news-the-daily-news-now-7472372)
Published: 2026-09-10T02:15:05+00:00
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## Resource

A federal court has slammed the Tennessee Valley Authority for illegally rushing ahead with a $2.5 billion gas plant near the old Kingston coal site, calling its environmental review a “sham” and finding TVA had secretly committed to the project years before officially proposing it. The utility struck deals with pipeline builder Enbridge in 2021, locked in billions of customer dollars, then presented a skewed analysis that ignored cheaper, cleaner alternatives like solar — a move the EPA and environmental groups called rigged. A lawsuit by the Southern Environmental Law Center succeeded in exposing fundamental legal errors, forcing TVA to halt the project’s legal footing — though construction is already underway and set to finish in 2028 after a one-year delay. TVA plans to appeal, but this landmark ruling could reshape how federal utilities make big infrastructure decisions, demanding transparency, public input, and real environmental scrutiny before spending taxpayer money. Listen in comfort: Get a discount on a Soli Pillow: http://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN: advertise@thednn.ai This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting. Report issues to feedback@thednn.ai. View sources & latest updates: https://sources.thednn.ai/b33554582580c058

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