Monthly Archives: August 2019

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Seven States Joins TN Valley Corridor Leadership Council

Seven States Power Corp. has joined the Tennessee Valley Corridor’s (TVC) Leadership Council. TVC is a regional economic development organization focused on supporting federal science and technology missions in the Valley, competing for new missions and leveraging these assets for private sector job development. TVC has built a strong alliance of community, business, education and government leaders throughout the Valley and Seven States is excited to be a part of it. The Leadership Council’s mission is to help TVC to promote
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Seven States Among DOE Grant Winners

Seven States Power Corp. is drawing attention for its efforts in the electric-vehicle (EV) arena. Over the last few months, they have assisted numerous members and partners with EV charger installations to help grow the EV charger infrastructure in the Tennessee Valley. This week they received news that they, along with a group of their strategic partners, won an EV-related grant from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to add even more chargers to the EV network. Seven States- and strategic
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Greeneville’s Carroll an Electric Vehicle Convert

Bill Carroll’s done more than see the future- he’s driving it. The longtime chief executive at Greeneville, Tenn., L&P loves fast, loud cars, but he’s now embraced electric vehicles. The former TVPPA chairman is a true believer, having been won over by a Nissan LEAF. “I didn’t want to like the car,” Carroll said. “I thought (electric vehicles’) were slow, useless and unreliable- but they are none of those.” Carroll said he decided a year ago that EVs were coming “whether
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