TVA board nominee Marilyn Brown is the co-lead research of “Energy Efficiency in the South,” a report released today by the Georgia Institute of Technology and Duke University.
Brown is awaiting confirmation as a nominee for the TVA board—which gives the report a particularly interesting twist and offers some strong clues as to the positions she’ll likely take once she takes her seat. On a conference call this morning, Brown deferred when asked for a specific antidote to Tennessee’s notoriously high energy consumption. (With a population of 6.2 million people, the State represents about 2.1% of the U.S. population, 1.8% of the nation’s Gross Domestic Product and 2.3% of U.S. energy consumption, according to the report.)
“I am just getting up to speed and I’m hoping to be able to play a role, but until the confirmation hearing I’m going to be silent on my initiatives,” she said.
This morning’s call was focused on the Tennessee findings, but here’s the full report.
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