Emergency Load Curtailment Plan (ELCP)
ATTENTION VEC MEMBERS: At 2:15ET on January 21, 2025, TVA enacted STEP 20 of the Emergency Load Curtailment Plan. Please see the STEP 20 plan details below.
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Understanding the TVA Emergency Load Curtailment Plan (ELCP)
TVA has an Emergency Load Curtailment Program for when demand on the electric grid is at its highest. The ELCP is designed to ensure the stable operation of TVA’s generation and transmission. Most of the time, temperatures do not reach a level that impacts the public, but during the next 24-48 hours, there will be extremely low temperatures inside the Tennessee Valley.
We do not expect any rolling blackouts today or tomorrow. TVA has prepared for the current situation and does not anticipate the need to elevate beyond Step 40 of the ELCP. VEC only wants to be sure our members are prepared for any possible ELCP involvement. If anything changes over the next 24-48 hours, we will notify you as soon as possible.
Sequential steps of the ELCP:
• Step 10 – TVA and VEC will reduce the electric loads inside of their own facilities.
• Step 20 – TVA and VEC will make a public appeal for voluntary reduction in electric usage. Please lower your thermostat set-point, avoid using non-essential lighting and electronics, minimize the use of larger electrical appliances, and conserve hot water use as much as possible.
• Step 30 – TVA and VEC will make sure every possible action has been taken to avoid the mandatory involvement of the public.
• Step 40 – TVA will call on any industrial or commercial customers who are enrolled in their interruptible programs to reduce electric load.
• Step 50 – TVA will call on VEC to reduce electric load by disconnecting a percentage of the circuits fed out of VEC substations (rolling blackouts).
• Step 60 – TVA will cut the power supply to entire VEC substations (large scale rolling blackouts).