The Global View

By the time TVA set out to reclaim the environmentally devastated Copper Basin—near Ocoee Dam No. 1—the area was so barren the scar on the earth could be seen from outer space.

Get a Handle on the Heat

Summer temperatures in the Tennessee Valley are sweltering. Will we have enough electricity to beat the heat? The TVA manager in charge of forecasting electricity load says: “Absolutely.”

Taking the River's Temperature

Fascinated by water from a young age, this civil engineer helps TVA keep its power plants online while protecting aquatic health by tracking and helping to manage river water temperature.

Lake Levels

Power

Saving Energy

Recreation

Land and Shore

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Top News

TVA Extends Public Comment for Proposed Environmental Procedure Changes
July 19, 2017
Watts Bar Unit 1 Returns to Power Generation for the Tennessee Valley
May 10, 2017
TVA Awards Solar Capacity to Local Power Companies
May 08, 2017
TVA Efficiency Efforts Increase Net Income
May 02, 2017
UTIA Study Finds $1M-Per-Mile Economic Impact of TVA Reservoirs
May 01, 2017
TVA Offers Prime Northwest Alabama Real Estate
March 27, 2017

The Unified Development of the Tennessee River plan stressed TVA was to provide flood control, navigation and electricity for the region. TVA’s dams are tangible evidence of its primary mission: improving life in the Tennessee Valley. We’re celebrating the 80th anniversary of the plan with an in-depth look at 32 dams it comprises.