Some exciting possibilities are in store.for the Tennessee Valley Authority region with Carter's appointment of David Freeman (former director of Ford Foundation's Energy Policy Project) as director and chairman of the TVA Board, and Fran Koster (former head of the U. of Massachusetts Energy Policy Office and founding member of new roots) as chief of TVA Solar Applications. Brian Crutchfield, former NCAT regio11:al outreach worker in North Carolina, is now also on board as an A.T. specialist for,the TVA Office ofTrib~tary Development, which is the smallest of TVA's three offices. The Office of Engineering and Design has 2000 ·employees, and the Office of Power (47,000 employees) includes the Division of Conservation, under which exists the Solar Applications Dept. There you have the rough structure of this mammoth agency, which generates and distributes electric power in six Febrl,\ary-March 1979 RAIN Page 9 A pilot program of the Solar Applications Dept. that Travis Price (technical consultant on 5 i 9 East 11th St. in New York) consulted on, called the "Memphis Solar 1000" program, has been underway since September 1, 1978'. 1000 homes were to have solar hot water systems installed for $12/ month, and $1 maintenance, in the city of Memphis. With people who are supportive of appropriate technologies in key positions at TVA, the momentum and positive energy is picking up. A coalition of regional gr.oups has formed to encourage and provide grassroots input and networking, citizen advocacy and a newsletter. If you live in the TVA region or know of apyone who does and wants to plug in, this is• a good time to do it.,The following groups are forming a coalition to put together a publication: contact Joe Hultquist of Tennessee Solar Energy Assn. for further information. states. Tennessee Valley Coalition --------- Appalachian Science in the Public Interest Alabama Solar Energy Assn. P.O. Box 612 • U. of Alabama Corbin, KY 40701 Huntsville, AL 35807 606/523-0918 205/895-6361 Al Fritsch, exec. dir. SW Virginia . Coalition of Appalachian Energy Conservers P.O. Box 275 Castlewood, VA 24224 703/762-5408 Richard Austin Mississippi Solar Coalition 887 Briarwood Drive Jackson, MS 39211 Fran Koster-Solar Applications TVA-426 United Bank Bldg. Chattanooga, TN 37401 (615) 755-3587 FLASH! TVA's solar division is looki~g for 7 people now to fill technical and managerial positions. Contact their staff recruitment at the Solar Applica-rions address above for more information. Gerald R. Guinn Long Branch Environmental Education Center Rt. 2, Box 132 Big Sandy Mush Leicester, NC 28748 704/683-3663 Paul Gallimore Tennessee Solar EnergY"Assn.' P.O. Box 127 • Kodak, T,N 37764 Joe Hultquist (Thanks to Joe Hultquist for this information.) Brian Crutchfield Office of Tributary Area Development TVA-124 Evans Building Knoxville, TN 3790 l • (615) 632-2494 Southern Unity Network-Renewable Energy Project (SUNREP) 3110 Maple Dr., N.E., Suite 412 Atlanta, GA 30307 Information clearinghouse and fund finding assistance in A.T. projects in the Southeast U.S., organized by Merle Lefkoff, of Georgia Conservancy and SAVE, Ron Mitchell, bottle bill lobbyist, and Len Levine, community organizer in Atlanta. (From Self-R eliance) Tennessee Energy Authority Suite 707, Capitol Blvd. Bldg. Nashville, TN 3721'9 This agency is beginning a ride sharing program in Nashville via buses, van pools and carpools. Check wi.th them about this and other programs (from People and Energy).
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