In the Cold for an "imbalance" at Bristol Virginia Utilities

As of New Years eve 2008 BVU has gone to its third electrical provider. In 2005 they switched to American Electric Power (AEP) resulting in a staggering 40% rate hike as their previous contract with Cynergy expired. Now for 2008 they have went back to TVA. According to TVA, BVU CEO Wes Rosenbalm in now on their board. But a few problems cropped up.

BVU had prepared for months for the switch back to Tennessee Valley Authority and wanted to do it right. "We're connected to AEP at Wolf Hills and disconnected from AEP at North Bristol. At midnight on Dec. 31 we'll connect to TVA at North Bristol and disconnect from AEP at Wolf Hills. It's a matter of opening a breaker and closing it back," say BVU officials. "You won't be able to tell any difference," BVU President Wes Rosenbalm said.

With temperatures hovering at 15 degrees, BVU "threw the switch" only to leave thousands of city residents shivering in the dark. The cold prompted the heaviest power consumption of the season and the high demand was compounded because Bristol Virginia Utilities had its Wolf Hills substation offline because it was switching to Tennessee Valley Authority electricity. This tripped breakers at the North Bristol substation.

BVU CEO Rosenbalm called the event an "imbalance" and expected no further problems. Ref. Kingsport Times-News 12-26-2007 and 1-3-2008.

Travelocity: A warning for region? Travelocity.com got about $10 million in corporate welfare and decides to dump Clintwood, Virginia for India. Congressman Rick Boucher (D VA 9th) calls this a success story and that he deserves full credit. Companies like Sykes and Travelocity are dumping rural America in droves while the local press asked why Congressman Boucher never saw it coming.

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