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Be the Change. Clean, reliable energy. Environmental stewardship. Economic development. Our mission of service to the 10 million people of the Tennessee Valley region.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned electric utility corporation in the United States. TVA's service area covers all of Tennessee, portions of Alabama, Mississippi, and Kentucky, and small areas of Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia.
Aug 3, 2017 · The TVA, or Tennessee Valley Authority, was established in 1933 as one of President Roosevelt’s Depression-era New Deal programs, providing jobs and electricity to the rural Tennessee River ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority provides electricity for 153 local power companies serving 10 million people in Tennessee and parts of six surrounding states, as well as directly to 58 large industrial customers and federal installations.
Learn about key moments in our history as we’ve tackled important issues in the Tennessee Valley such as power production, flood control and reforestation, and about how our mission of service lives on today.
May 19, 2021 · The newly created Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) would serve as a federally owned and operated electric utility company and a regional economic development agency for the Tennessee Valley...
Feb 8, 2022 · President Roosevelt signed the Tennessee Valley Authority Act on May 18, 1933, creating the TVA as a federal corporation. The new agency was asked to tackle important problems facing the valley, such as flooding, providing electricity to homes and businesses, and replanting forests.
May 7, 2024 · Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), U.S. government agency established in 1933 to control floods, improve navigation, improve the living standards of farmers, and produce electrical power along the Tennessee River and its tributaries. The Tennessee River was subject to severe periodic flooding, and navigation along the river’s middle course was interrupted by a series of shoals at Muscle ...
The Tennessee Valley Authority conducts a unified program of resource development to advance economic growth in the Tennessee Valley region. Establishment and Members of the Board. The Tennessee Valley Authority Act of 1933 created the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA).
View the graphs below or download the Tennessee Valley Authority FY22 Sustainability Scorecard to learn more about the the agency's progress toward a more energy efficient and sustainable future.
