TVA News

01/31/2025

TVA President and CEO Jeff Lyash, who has led the largest public power company in the country for nearly six years, will retire from the agency no later than the end of the fiscal year, which wraps up Sept. 30.

01/28/2025

Utility companies in the Southeast lag behind the national energy efficiency average, and Tennessee's comparatively low energy savings are partially to blame, according to a new report.

01/26/2025

TVA has joined other federal agencies in removing references to diversity, equity and inclusion from its website following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump, which terms the programs under his Democratic predecessor "discrimination."

01/22/2025

Amid below-freezing temperatures, preliminary results show TVA hit an all-time power demand record Wednesday morning of 35,319 megawatts – the highest in its 91-year history.

Amid below-freezing temperatures, preliminary results show TVA has hit an all-time power demand record Wednesday morning of 35,319 megawatts — the highest in its 91-year history.

01/22/2025

Due to extreme cold temperatures, power providers are encouraging Chattanooga customers to reduce their energy usage, particularly Wednesday morning from 6 to 10 a.m.

Hamilton County Schools will be closed Wednesday following an appeal from TVA and EPB that the community voluntarily reduce power usage between 6-10 a.m.

01/18/2025

TVA board vacancies allow Trump to name most directors in the next 2 years.

Incoming President Donald Trump will have the chance to appoint most of the directors who oversee America's biggest public utility after President Joe Biden failed to get TVA board nominees confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

01/18/2025

President Trump may reshape the Tennessee Valley Authority by appointing most of its board in the next two years. Will Trump try again to limit TVA salaries, promote fossil fuels and recommend selling off TVA's transmission grid? Will DOGE consider privatizing TVA?

Incoming President Donald Trump will have the chance to appoint most of the directors who oversee America's biggest public utility after President Joe Biden failed to get TVA board nominees confirmed by the U.S. Senate.

01/17/2025

Hoping to unlock a flexible source of energy as power demands grow, TVA and several of its partners are seeking $800 million from the U.S. Department of Energy to speed construction of a small, modular nuclear reactor near Oak Ridge.

01/14/2025

Two Tennessee congressmen are again teaming up on a bill that would require the Tennessee Valley Authority to release more information about how much it pays employees.

12/24/2024

More than four decades ago, the U.S. witnessed the most serious accident at a commercial nuclear power plant in its history.

Today, TVA runs regular drills at its three nuclear power plants, including Sequoyah in Hamilton County.

More than four decades ago, the United States witnessed the most serious accident at a commercial nuclear power plant in its history.

12/14/2024

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, and 10 other lawmakers are calling on TVA to reduce its reliance on natural gas as the federal utility ponders how to supply power to 10 million people over the next two decades.

U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Memphis, and 10 other lawmakers are calling on TVA to reduce its reliance on natural gas as the federal utility ponders how to supply power to 10 million people over the next two decades.

12/07/2024

There may be more activity at TVA's Sequoyah Nuclear Plant next week, but it's all part of a regular drill the federal utility does to test its preparations for emergencies.

11/27/2024

Chattanooga's electric utility, EPB, will purchase up to 33 megawatts of solar power from a Nashville-based supplier starting in 2028.

11/23/2024

The meeting in Chattanooga was one of 12 in-person and virtual open houses TVA is hosting across its service territory to answer questions and gather feedback on its long-term power plan.

Chattanooga resident Doug Carlson has worked in quality assurance for 25 years, and he hates waste. It's like fingernails on a chalkboard, he said.

11/20/2024

This holiday season, the Tennessee Valley Authority is giving about $276 million in extra pay to 10,777 employees, with the median worker receiving $10,332.

Find out more in the story below.

This holiday season, the Tennessee Valley Authority is giving about $276 million in extra pay to 10,777 employees, with the median worker receiving $10,332.

11/14/2024

The total compensation for the CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Jeff Lyash, remained at about $10.5 million in 2024 while other executives and the utility's median employee saw an increase, according to financial disclosures published Thursday.

The total compensation for the CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Jeff Lyash, remained at about $10.5 million in 2024 while other executives and the utility's median employee saw an increase, according to financial disclosures published Thursday.

11/07/2024

Elon Musk's supercomputer in Memphis will receive about 150 megawatts of power from the Tennessee Valley Authority under an agreement approved Thursday by the utility's board of directors.

Elon Musk's supercomputer in Memphis will receive about 150 megawatts of power from the Tennessee Valley Authority under an agreement approved Thursday by the utility's board of directors.