America’s clean energy future is being built in the Tennessee Valley region.
Tennessee Valley Authority is focused on delivering the energy needed to grow the region. That energy must be affordable, reliable, resilient and clean. TVA is pursuing a clean energy strategy that maintains affordability, adds capacity to the grid and supports energy security.
TVA is a national leader in carbon reductions. Since our start in 1933, TVA has powered the Valley with carbon-free energy. Our hydropower plants are the orginial clean energy. Since the 1970’s, TVA has relied on carbon-free nuclear power. In 2023, 55% of TVA’s power supply comes from carbon-free sources – nuclear, hydropower and solar. We aspire to achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.
Renewable Energy
Sunlight shining down from 93 million miles away is helping power the Valley region. With 4,000 megawatts of solar in operation and development, TVA is driving towards 10,000 megawatts of solar supplying the system by 2035. This abundant energy forms a growing part of the power mix to provide affordable, clean energy for the future.
Energy Efficiency and Demand Response
The cleanest megawatt is the one that isn’t generated. TVA is investing $1.5 billion in energy efficiency and demand response programs that are expected to offset nearly 30% of load growth and peak demand over the next decade. TVA EnergyRight is helping lead the way in transforming lives and communities throughout the region.
TVA’s efforts to help businesses and residents reduce energy use have eliminated over 161,000 tons of carbon, or the equivalent of carbon emissions from powering more than 18,000 homes for a year.
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Clean Energy Jobs
Over the past five years, TVA has helped bring a projected $46 billion in capital investments to the region. That means thousands of good-paying jobs in communities like Lawrence County, Alabama; Marshall County, Mississippi; and Bowling Green, Kentucky.
Many of these projects are manufacturers of electric vehicles, solar panels or involved in other products supporting America-made clean energy. TVA’s reliable, affordable, clean and diverse energy portfolio is a selling point for these companies and others looking for a place to open a plant or office. Many of these businesses have their own sustainability goals and want to be powered by clean energy.
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Electric Vehicles
TVA is building infrastructure to make it easier for drivers who choose Electric Vehicles (EVs). Not only do EVs reduce carbon emissions, they can also save drivers money on refueling and maintenance costs. Our Fast Charge network has already powered 1 million miles of drive time.
Over the past decade has helped TVA bring $22 billion in EV and EV battery manufacturing to the region, creating 21,800 jobs. We’ve built 76 Fast Charge stations at 33 sites in the Tennessee Valley region since the program began in 2022, and plan to have 80 stations in place by 2026.
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Innovation
TVA was designed to solve complicated challenges for the nation. TVA is actively exploring innovative ways to generate and deliver carbon-free energy. We hold the first early site permit for a Small Modular Reactor (SMR) at our Clinch River site while we continue to explore emerging technologies such as energy storage and carbon capture.
TVA is investing in strategic transmission projects that will bring renewables onto the electric grid and unlock more economic development. TVA is also partnering with our local power companies to apply for federal funding opportunities.
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Current Clean Generation
A diverse energy portfolio is the foundation for ensuring energy security. TVA is an industry leader in decarbonization with a clean energy generation mix in the top quartile performance among regional peers in clean energy. Today, 55% of TVA’s power supply comes from carbon-free sources – nuclear, hydropower and solar. TVA has the third-largest nuclear fleet in the country, 29 power-generating dams and 4,000 megawatts of solar supplying the system or in development today.
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