Tennessee Valley Authority

The approval process for such a facility could take two years or more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — President Donald Trump has announced four nominees for the Tennessee Valley Authority’s board, which for months has lacked a quorum because Trump fired some of former President Joe Biden’s picks.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is considering extending the life of its coal plants. Or, at least, that is what the utility is saying publicly.

Congress should reform the Tennessee Valley Authority’s governance and energy planning as the federally-owned electric utility faces growing demands for power, a renewable energy organization says in a report released Thursday.

The nation’s largest public power provider will be just as reliant on fossil fuels in 2030 as it was in 2020, according to TVA’s modeling.

The Tennessee Valley Authority approved a 150-megawatt arrangement to power Elon Musk’s xAI supercomputer in Memphis, Tennessee, during a meeting Thursday at Murray State University.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is a unique utility.  It’s one of the biggest in the nation, serving 10 million people, yet it’s also public. The utility is owned by the federal government and shaped by U.S. presidents — including, most recently, Joe Biden.

For the first time ever, TVA will be rewarding its leaders for adding renewables and batteries to the grid, according to a report filed to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission last week.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is raising the cost of electricity this fall for the second year in a row.

More than $8 billion flagged for home energy rebates in the Inflation Reduction Act is beginning to trickle out of federal coffers, but Tennessee residents will likely have to wait until the spring of 2025 to start applying for their chunk of change.