Tennessee Valley Authority
also known as TVA
TVA is the largest public energy provider in the U.S. TVA also manages the Tennessee River and partners with communities for economic development.
71 in this dataset
103 organisations in US
What these terms mean
Every classification on this page, defined. These are controlled-vocabulary terms, so the same word means the same thing on every profile.
- Utility
- Generates or distributes electricity. Buys, operates or offtakes from plants rather than designing them.
- Operator
- Runs a facility, which may have been built by someone else.
- Fission
- Advanced and small modular fission reactor developers, plus established reactor vendors.
In Tennessee Valley Authority’s own words
Quoted from the organisation’s own site as we archived it. Their description of themselves, not ours, and not a claim this site has checked.
As the nation's largest public power provider, TVA serves more than 10 million people with reliable, affordable and resilient energy. TVA is working to meet the exciting growth of our region through investments in our system, innovative new technologies and a constant commitment to operational excellence. TVA also continues to champion innovative technology to serve the growing region.
TVA is the nation's largest public power provider. This means we are not here to make a profit but instead focus on generating reliable, affordable electricity. Our low rates bring jobs and opportunity to our region.
We're making life better for the people of the Valley region by delivering affordable and reliable energy, environmental stewardship and economic development.
In 1933, U.S. Congress members worked with President Franklin D. Roosevelt to create the Tennessee Valley Authority with a broad mandate to "improve the standards of living of the people." Learn more about TVA and how we serve and make life better for the people of the Valley region.
Where Tennessee Valley Authority sits
Composed from records in this dataset, not from outside research. Every figure below is counted from what the site holds, so it moves when the data does.
It is one of 103 we hold in US.
Related organisations
Others pursuing the same approach, then others in the same country.
Sources
- Tennessee Valley Authority operator
A source marked operator is the subject’s own publication. That is legitimate, and it is not independent confirmation. Methodology.