Claysville, Alabama

Proposed Transmission Project

TVA is considering improvements to its transmission system that would provide power for growing load and increase power reliability in the Claysville area of Marshall County in Alabama.      

This area is served by North Alabama Electric Cooperative (NAEC).  NAEC has experienced load growth in the southern end of their service territory which has caused their Columbus City 161-kilovolt Substation to exceed its firm capacity.  This load growth risk along with increasing reliability concerns have led NAEC to propose building the Claysville 161-kilovolt Substation at the northwest corner of the intersection of U.S. Highway 431 and Baker Chapel Road.

TVA will provide electricity to the new substation through two power line sections.  The first section is a 1.9-mile portion of the existing and de-energized Haney Tap Line.  This tap line extends southeast off the Guntersville-Goose Pond 161-kilovolt Transmission Line.  TVA plans to rebuild and re-energize this portion of the tap line to a point northwest of Scottsboro Highway.  The second power line section will begin at this point.

TVA will build 1.2 miles of power line from the Haney Tap Line extending southwest to the new Claysville 161-kilovolt Substation.  The remainder of the Haney Tap Line which extends southeast will remain de-energized.

In addition to this work, TVA will install two switches in the Guntersville-Goose Pond 161-kilovolt Transmission Line. 

The lines would be built using primarily single-pole and H-frame, steel structures on existing and new 100-foot-wide right of way.

TVA will hold a virtual information session from March 10 through April 11, 2022, online at www.tvavirtual.com/claysville where detailed maps of the project will be displayed.  Property owners and members of the public will be able to submit questions online, by telephone, and in writing.

The project is expected to be in service in summer 2024.  Construction is scheduled to begin in spring 2024.  (Dates are subject to change.  Unexpected issues may arise, resulting in the need to adjust the schedule.)

TVA is committed to working with area stakeholders to address concerns during various stages of the project.

TVA will hold a virtual information session to provide information about the proposed transmission project.  The virtual information session may be accessed at tvavirtual.com/claysville from March 10 through April 11, 2022.

Property owners and members of the public will be able to submit questions online, by telephone, and in writing.  Large maps showing the proposed transmission project will be displayed.

Any names and addresses received at the virtual information session will become part of the administrative record.

If you are not able to access the virtual information session but have questions, you may contact Les Warnock (see contact information).

(Dates are subject to change. Unexpected issues may arise, resulting in the need to adjust the schedule.)