“I felt like I was where I was needed – there to help these people.”
— Carolyn Ward, TVA community relations specialist, West Region
Local power company partners sent transmission crews
and Louisville Utilities arrived with a log truck, equipment
and wooden poles.
“Unfortunately, we’re getting very practiced at coming in
after a devastating event,” Mark Yates, TVA regional vice
president of the West Region, said.
“It’s the strength of the public power model,” Wooten said,
recalling Armory Utilities manager Mike King’s sentiments
about the support his community received. “Seeing so
many people come together so quickly and with such
determination is remarkable.”
TVA crews identified downed lines and damaged
structures and began repairs. They worked closely with
local power companies, including Southwest Tennessee
EMC and Covington Electric System.
As TVA crews replaced damaged transmission structures
and returned a substation to service, other TVA
employees provided food, water and supplies to workers
and residents.
Food, water and supplies were provided to line crews
and residents.
By April 1, TVA energy once again flowed to all local
power companies.
Among them was Carolyn Ward, a TVA community
relations specialist for the West Region.
“I felt like I was where I was needed – there to help these
people,” Ward said.
The spirit of community rose quickly.
“What touched me the most was seeing people come to
the center and be so gracious for even the simplest of
things, like a case of water or a tarp,” she said.
Then, on March 31, storms hit multiple west Tennessee
counties. The city of Covington sustained significant damage.
“I’m proud of our team – the way they rallied and respond-
ed quickly to get the power flowing again,” Doug Bailey,
TVA vice president of Power System Advancement, said.
TVA also provided $50,000 for supplies and equipment at
two Covington schools the tornadoes had destroyed.
“This is another example of the kindness we have seen
from many of our neighbors across west Tennessee,”
Covington Electric System manager Tim Sallee said. “TVA
has been a valued partner working behind the scenes before
the tornado struck and throughout the recovery efforts.”
Ford Motor Co. provided temporary buildings for students.
“At the end of the day, we’re all serving our communities
as best we can and providing the needs that are essential to
life,” Wooten said. “I’m proud to be a part of this great effort.”
Yates marveled at the power of these partnerships.
“Through these storms, we’ve had a tremendous
opportunity to see how we live our mission,” Yates said.
“What it means to make life better for these communities
and how we define that in moments where there is
loss of life but also a sense of hope as everyone joins
together to rebuild.”
West Kentucky storm
recovery continues
TVA and its partners continue to provide much-needed
support to western Kentucky communities recovering
from the ravages of a December 2021 tornado.
Most recently, TVA allocated $250,000 for the Living
Lands and Water cleanup of Kentucky Lake, which is
littered with debris from homes the tornado destroyed. The
lake is home to Kentucky Dam, a TVA hydroelectric plant.
Additionally, TVA earmarked $120,000 to purchase
about 400 electric water heaters for homes undergoing
repair or construction, all in the service region of local
power company partners Mayfield Electric and Western
Kentucky Rural Electric Cooperative Corporation.
TVA also provided 20 industrial storage containers to
help residents and builders store materials, as well as a
business trailer to Mayfield Electric to be used as much-
needed space.
The western Kentucky region has battled other severe
weather since the tornado.
When floods hit this past summer, TVA provided $2,000
for supplies and cleanup materials.
And, in keeping with proud traditions, TVA once again
co-funded Mayfield’s Fourth of July fireworks display at
the community’s “Glory Days” celebration.
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SHAPING TOMORROW’S
ENTREPRENEURS
TVA contributed $3 million to the Tennessee Urban
League Affiliates in September 2022 to grow
statewide business development programs over a
three-year period.
TULA is using the money to fund its workforce
readiness training centers, information technology
programs and executive leadership programs across
the state.
TVA has long partnered with TULA, which is affiliated
with the National Urban League and works to help
African Americans and underserved urban residents
secure equity and economic self-reliance. TULA has
operations in Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis
and Nashville.
From left: Allen Clare, vice president of Power Operations
Performance Improvement; Carol Eimers, TVA regional vice
president, East Region; Candy Johnson, President & CEO of The
Urban League of Greater Chattanooga; and Taquiya Thompson,
TVA community relations manager, volunteer at the Shoes for
School event in Chattanooga.
‘Exciting
partnership’
TVA and MLB legend ensure
students have a ball with
STEM learning
What do TVA and one of Major League
Baseball’s most famous families have
in common?
A commitment to helping young people
succeed.
In summer 2023, TVA committed $1.1 million
in funding to the Cal Ripken Sr. Foundation.
Former MLB players Cal Ripken Jr. and Bill
Ripken founded the organization in honor of
their father, Cal Ripken Sr., a Hall of Famer who
worked for the Baltimore Orioles for 36 years.
The Ripken Foundation’s STEM initiative aims
to provide elementary and middle school
youth in underserved neighborhoods with the
opportunity to participate in STEM activities.
TVA’s contribution has enabled the installation
of 27 science, technology, engineering and
math centers at youth-serving organizations
across TVA’s seven-state service territory.
STEM centers will include educational products,
technology and furniture, along with ongoing
technical support and the creation of new
lessons tied to TVA’s history and focus areas.
“This is an exciting partnership for reaching
students with STEM-related concepts,”
siad Althea Jones, senior manager of TVA
Stakeholder Relations, “We added TVA
curriculum to these centers to excite children
about the types of jobs that are available when
they grow up.”
“This is an exciting partnership for reaching students with STEM-
related concepts. We added TVA curriculum to these centers to
excite children about the types of jobs that are available when they
grow up.” — Althea Jones, TVA senior manager of Stakeholder Relations
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Among the initiatives:
(cid:0)„ TVA has invested $20.4 billion over the past 10 years
to maintain existing assets, build a diverse portfolio
of new generation and make transmission system
improvements.
(cid:0)„ From 2024 to 2028, TVA plans to invest $16.4 billion in
existing and new generation assets.
(cid:0)„ From 2024 to 2028, TVA plans to invest $3.7 billion in
transmission system improvements, including the new
state-of-the-art Primary System Operations Center in
Meigs County, Tennessee.
(cid:0)„ In July, TVA reached a milestone when three new units
at the Colbert Combustion Turbine site in north Alabama
began commercial operation. That project added 681
megawatts of capacity – ahead of schedule and
under budget.
(cid:0)„ TVA is working to expand from its current 3,200
megawatts of solar capacity commitments to 10,000
megawatts by 2035. In 2022, TVA issued one of the
nation’s largest-ever requests – up to 5,000 megawatts
– for proposals for carbon-free energy. The final projects
could start to come online as early as 2026.
(cid:0)„ TVA is researching and pursuing innovative technologies
such as long-duration energy storage, pumped storage
and carbon capture.
(cid:0)„ Under multiple contracts and memoranda of
understanding with designers, engineering firms,
investors, and other government agencies, TVA is
evaluating small modular reactor (SMR) technology and
planning for licensing and potential deployment of SMRs
at its Clinch River site in Roane County, Tennessee.
(cid:0)„ TVA is refocusing its energy efficiency and demand
response initiatives to help families, schools and
businesses reduce their energy use. This will also help
businesses and industries reduce or shift their energy
use during periods of high demand.
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To meet growing demand, TVA is
adding generation that includes solar,
energy storage, combustion turbines
and combined cycle natural gas:
681 MW
Combustion turbines at Colbert
681 MW
Combustion turbines at Paradise
1,450 MW
Combined cycle combustion
turbines at Cumberland
500 MW
Peaking aeroderivative units
at Johnsonville
200 MW
Solar project,
Lawrence County, Alabama
99 MW
Solar project at Shawnee site,
pending environmental review
and receipt of necessary permits
20 MW
Battery Energy Storage Project,
Vonore, Tennessee
TVA is working to expand its nearly
3,200 megawatts of solar capacity
commitments to 10,000 megawatts
by 2035.
TVA’s Primary System Operations
Center is under construction in
Meigs County, Tennessee.
The heart of
the system
TVA’s new Primary System Operations
Center is a $332 million investment to
deliver affordable, reliable, clean energy
to customers around the clock, every
day, across the nearly 80,000 square
miles TVA serves.
This new center will serve as the heart of
the energy system of the future.
About 200 TVA employees will work
there to manage the flow of energy
across the region, dispatching electricity
from generating sites to wherever it
needs to go, when it needs to go there,
minute by minute.
The state-of-the-art system will help
lower costs and avoid outages, ultimately
increasing reliability.
The facility’s software also offers a key
advantage: It will better support the
renewable energy sources that come
online across TVA’s region.
Construction is wrapping up in CY 2024
and systems testing is expected to begin
that same year. The center expected to be
fully operational in CY 2026.
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‘A detailed look’
TVA, partners embark on
integrated resource planning
Seeking public input
As TVA works to build a cleaner, more flexible energy
system, public input will continue to be an important part
of the process.
Tremendous population growth in the region. Increased
demand for electricity. Advances in clean technologies.
A drive toward a clean energy economy. Changing
regulations.
TVA seeks public feedback under the National
Environmental Policy Act, which requires that agencies
consider the potential environmental impacts of proposed
major projects and involve the public in the process.
These are just some of the circumstances that have led
TVA to embark on its next Integrated Resource Plan,
which will evaluate how the agency can meet customer
demand for electricity between now and 2050 across a
variety of future scenarios.
In summer 2023, for example, TVA sought public input on
several power generation initiatives, including:
(cid:0)„ The review of solar energy and battery storage projects
that could be built on private and TVA-owned land
“We must continue providing our communities and
customers with energy security – energy that is affordable,
reliable and resilient – while also being clean,” Jeff Lyash,
TVA President and CEO, said. “That’s why it’s important
to take a detailed look at where we’re headed through an
Integrated Resource Plan.”
A programmatic Environmental Impact Statement will
accompany the IRP to address its environmental effects.
TVA currently follows the 2019 IRP, which the TVA Board
adopted in August 2019. The next IRP, expected to be
completed in summer 2024, will lay the foundation for
TVA’s asset strategy and the next long-range financial plan.
Stakeholder engagement is a critical aspect of the IRP.
TVA formed a diverse working group of stakeholders
who meet regularly to provide guidance. Periodic public
meetings will be scheduled to keep members of the
public updated on IRP progress. The public will also have
an opportunity to provide comments on the draft IRP,
expected in spring 2024.
“The IRP is really a stakeholder engagement exercise,”
Melanie Farrell, vice president of TVA External Strategy
& Regulatory Oversight, said. “TVA’s system planning is
an ongoing, iterative process, but the IRP is different. It
brings in stakeholders and the public and incorporates
their broad perspectives into our planning.”
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(cid:0)„ The retirement of the Kingston Fossil Plant and the
addition of new natural gas or solar generation
(cid:0)„ The possible expansion of TVA’s existing pumped
storage facility or construction of a new facility
(cid:0)„ The potential construction of new natural gas
combustion turbines and battery energy storage
(cid:0)„ The development of TVA’s 2024 Integrated Resource Plan
The public also participated in several other projects,
including a bridge construction proposal at Wilbur
Reservoir, a shoreline development proposal near
Chattanooga and a project that would modify a small
dam to improve safety near the John Sevier plant.
Integrated Resource Plan:
Provides strategic direction
as TVA continues to supply
affordable, reliable, resilient
and clean energy for the
Valley region
‘Diverse perspectives and experience’
On Jan. 4, 2023, TVA welcomed six new members to its
Board of Directors, creating its first full complement of Board
members since 2019.
The newest members are Beth Geer, of Brentwood,
Tennessee; Bobby Klein, of Chattanooga, Tennessee;
Michelle Moore, of Midlothian, Virginia; Bill Renick, of
Ashland, Mississippi; Joe Ritch, of Huntsville, Alabama;
and Wade White, of Eddyville, Kentucky.
“We are delighted to have them on the TVA team during
this challenging but exciting period,” Bill Kilbride, former
Board Chair, said. “They each bring diverse perspectives
and experience that will help guide TVA as it plans for
the future while celebrating its 90th year of service to
the region.”
They join existing members Kilbride, of Chattanooga,
Tennessee; Beth Harwell, of Nashville, Tennessee; and
Brian Noland, of Johnson City, Tennessee.
TVA Board members are nominated by the U.S.
President and confirmed by the Senate. Each member
serves a five-year term.
At their February 2023 meeting, Board members elected
Kilbride to remain as Chair until November 2023 and they
elected Ritch, a former TVA Board Chair, to succeed
Kilbride.
As provided by the TVA Act and the TVA Bylaws, the
principal responsibilities of the Board are to establish
broad strategies, goals and objectives and to set long-
range plans and policies. They then ensure these plans
and policies are implemented by TVA’s staff, which is led
by the CEO. Directors swear an oath to perform the duties
of the office faithfully and impartially. TVA Board meetings
are open to the public.
Enterprise Leadership Team
The strength of TVA is our people, and our senior leadership
team is no exception.
With years of experience, our talented and diverse senior leaders are
committed to and oversee all TVA strategy, policy and operations
and are responsible for delivering TVA’s mission of service through
affordable, reliable and resilient power, environmental stewardship
and economic development.
Jeff Lyash
President and CEO
Timothy Rausch
Executive Vice President and
Chief Nuclear Officer
Sue Collins
Executive Vice President and
Chief Human Resources and
Administrative Officer
Jeannette M. Mills
Executive Vice President and
Chief External Relations Officer
Don Moul
Executive Vice President
and Chief Operating Officer
David B. Fountain
Executive Vice President and
General Counsel
John M. Thomas III
Executive Vice President
and Chief Financial and
Strategy Officer
Beth Geer
Brentwood, TN
Bobby Klein
Chattanooga, TN
Michelle Moore
Midlothian, VA
Bill Renick
Ashland, MS
Joe Ritch
Huntsville, AL
Wade White
Eddyville, KY
“We are delighted to have them on the TVA team during this challenging
but exciting period. They each bring diverse perspectives and experience
that will help guide TVA as it plans for the future while celebrating its 90th
year of service to the region.”
— Bill Kilbride, former TVA Board Chair
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