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In 2006, TVA's 12 coal-fired power plants emitted at least 100.4 million tons of CO₂ (1.67% of ''all'' U.S. CO₂ emissions) and at least 453,000 tons of SO₂ (3.02% of ''all'' U.S. SO₂ emissions). ===TVA scales back renewable energy program===On Sept. 13, 2011, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced that it would be scaling back its Generation Partners Program, cutting the size of eligible systems by 75%. The action is a "blow to the renewable energy industries that have been one of few bright spots in the region’s economy over the past several years," according to the Southern Alliance for Clean Energy. Systems above the new 50 kilowatt (kW) cap will now be shuffled to TVA’s Standard Offer Program that is poorly designed to encourage development of the Valley’s renewable energy resources. <ref>[http://blog.cleanenergy.org/2011/09/16/tvas-decision-to-downsize-generation-partners-defies-logic/ "TVA decision to downsize Generation Partners defies logic,"] Southern Alliance for Clean Energy, Sept. 16, 2011.</ref>