TVA's Coal Procurement Practices--More Effective Management Needed.

Abstract

The Tennessee Valley Authority is one of the largest coal-buying utilities in the Nation. Coal costs are a major expense to TVA and thus affect power rates. The coal purchasing program should be managed more effectively in order to keep down coal costs. TVA has purchased a great deal of its coal during times that were least favorable for buying coal. Consequently, TVA paid premium prices. The lack of a long-range comprehensive plan for buying coal has led to other problems as well. GAO points out problems TVA has had with respect to its coal-buying practices and recommends that a long-range plan for coal purchases be developed and that procurement practices be improved. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 14, 1981
Accession Number
ADA106666

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Government Accountability Office

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Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Capital Investments
  • Commerce
  • Contracts
  • Dielectric Gases
  • Economic Impact
  • Economics
  • Environment
  • Government Procurement
  • Heat Energy
  • Law
  • Money
  • Natural Resources
  • Quality Control
  • Small Business
  • Transportation
  • United States

Readers

  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Wetland-Land-Environmental Management.