EKB News

Fifty-eight year old Robert "Mike" Duncan of Inez, Ky., who is chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority, says he expects coal will continue to be a critical component of the nation's energy policy. He says, despite proposals in Washington that would abolish wet coal ash storage and mandate renewable energy as a substitute, he sees no immediate end to a reliance on coal. He says he agrees with shifting the focus to conservation, along with developments in natural gas, nuclear, solar and wind power, but mines in eastern Kentucky and elsewhere will continue to play a vital role. He says the challenge facing the TVA is building public trust.