Video: Jason Curtsinger on the lessons learned from a high-risk utility project

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When a modern smokestack refused to fall as planned, the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) team faced a high-risk challenge. 

Speaking at WDS 2025, Jason Curtstinger, Senior Manager of Demolition at the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), discussed one of the sector’s most recent high-risk projects.

In his keynote, Jason shared the lessons learned around cross-disciplinary coordination, safety management, and the wider challenges of overseeing one of the busiest demolition portfolios in the regional energy sector.

He discussed how collaboration between key stakeholders played a key role in mitigating further risks and ensuring the project was delivered successfully.