TVA News

09/04/2026

The Tennessee Valley may need a new name as it becomes a national center of nuclear energy, just like the tech industry transformed the Santa Clara Valley in California into "Silicon Valley" in the 1970s, the region's top nuclear official said.

08/29/2026

As the Tennessee Valley Authority nears the end of a decade-long process to study the best solution for closing waste sites at coal plants under a Tennessee state order, it's facing a familiar public relations problem.

HARRIMAN, Tenn. -- As the Tennessee Valley Authority nears the end of a decade-long process to study the best solution for closing waste sites at coal plants under a Tennessee state order, it's facing a familiar public relations problem.

08/25/2026

The Tennessee Valley Authority set its all-time highest record for electricity demand served in June and July, Greg Henrich, senior vice president of transmission, told the TVA board at its meeting Thursday.

It's been a hot and dry summer, and few entities understand weather impacts like the Tennessee Valley Authority, a federal agency that generates and transmits electricity used by more than 10 million people.

08/21/2026

The Tennessee Valley Authority, the largest public utility in the U.S., plans to invest $13 billion over the next three years to maintain and expand its grid, according to a budget approved by the board Thursday.

08/20/2026

The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors approved a measure on Thursday to charge data centers a separate, higher electric rate to protect residents and other business from cost increases.

08/20/2026

An East Tennessee Republican lawmaker is challenging the governor's support for bringing a massive nuclear facility to East Tennessee, saying the risk of storing nuclear waste is greater than any economic benefits.

08/06/2026

The Tennessee Valley Authority is in fast-paced negotiations to build advanced small modular reactors at the unfinished Bellefonte nuclear plant in Alabama, interim CEO Mike Skaggs said at a nuclear industry conference Wednesday.

08/05/2026

The Tennessee Valley Authority's high-tech grid control center entered full operations as the federal utility plans $4 billion in upgrades to its 16,000-mile system of transmission lines, interim CEO Mike Skaggs said Tuesday.

08/04/2026

The Volunteer State has volunteered to solve the ultimate not-in-my-backyard problem for the U.S. by hosting a long-term repository for spent nuclear fuel.

07/25/2026

The Tennessee Valley Authority is reviewing public comments on the final draft of its plan to meet growing electricity demand, including a letter from two U.S. senators asking the utility to delay its approval.