The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Regional Energy Resource Council will meet Thursday in Chattanooga and take public comment.

Topics scheduled for discussion during the session include TVA’s 2019 Integrated Resource Plan, Focus Areas of the plan, the Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement and Public Engagement in the plan.

The RERC is a Federal Advisory Committee created by TVA to advise our board and leadership on its energy resource activities. The Council advised TVA on its 2015 IRP, which helped TVA achieve air quality improvement goals and led to the utility’s current 55 percent carbon-free portfolio.

The working session takes place from 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m. at the Chattanoogan Hotel, 1201 Broad St. in downtown Chattanooga.

The public is invited to share their views and opinions directly to the RERC members during an hour-long public comment session beginning at 1 p.m. Anyone who wishes to speak should register at the door between 11 a.m. and 12:30 p.m.