For more than seven decades, the Tennessee Valley Authority has improved the quality of life in the Tennessee Valley, making our region a better place to live, work, and raise a family. As a federal corporation and the nation’s largest public power provider, TVA touches millions of lives through three key areas:
Energy – providing affordable, reliable electric power that helps businesses and families prosper. TVA sells power to 158 local distributors that serve 8.8 million people and 650,000 businesses and industries in the seven-state TVA service area. It covers almost all of Tennessee and parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, and Virginia. TVA also sells power to about 59 large industrial customers and federal installations.
Environmental stewardship – helping our region thrive and enabling residents to enjoy a higher quality of life by managing the Tennessee River and adjoining lands to provide a better environment for our children and grandchildren.
Through its river system operations, TVA reduces flooding, provides for river transportation and power production, maintains water quality, and supports recreation.
Economic development – building partnerships that foster economic prosperity.
TVA helps companies and communities attract investments that bring good jobs to our region and keep them here.