TVA Board of Directors Selects Mike Skaggs as TVA’s Interim President and CEO

Apr 24, 2026

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Mike Skaggs has more than 40 years of experience in the utility industry – including over 25 years at TVA.
Skaggs served as TVA’s Chief Operating Officer and held many executive leadership roles in operations, construction and nuclear, where he led the completion and startup of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2.
While at TVA, Skaggs also led the effort to enhance and modernize TVA’s transmission grid – the nation’s second largest transmission system.
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KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The TVA Board of Directors today announced the selection of Mike Skaggs as TVA’s interim President and CEO. Skaggs has more than 40 years of experience in the utility industry including serving as TVA’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) from 2018 to 2021.

Skaggs’ steady leadership ensures reliability for the people TVA serves while the Board continues its permanent selection process.

“Mike was a leader at TVA for more than two decades and has a strong understanding of TVA’s important role in powering our seven-state region,” said TVA Board Chair Mitch Graves. “As COO, he was responsible for TVA’s gas, coal, and hydro generating assets, as well as TVA’s River Forecast Center. He also led the effort to enhance and modernize TVA’s transmission grid – the nation’s second largest transmission system.

“Mike’s leadership and deep knowledge of nuclear generation aligns directly with TVA’s strategic focus on expanding and modernizing its nuclear fleet to support the region’s growing energy needs. As we continue to advance nuclear innovation and plan for future capacity, his experience will be invaluable in supporting our mission to provide reliable, affordable, American energy to the more than 10 million people we serve.”

Over the course of his TVA career, Skaggs played key roles in some of the agency’s most significant nuclear milestones. His experience includes the completion and startup of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2, the recovery of Browns Ferry Unit 1—which returned that site to full three unit operation—and the successful management of two major steam generator replacement projects.

Mike joined TVA in 1994 as a project manager at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and held multiple executive leadership positions across nuclear operations and construction. His assignments included roles in TVA’s corporate offices as well as at the Browns Ferry, Sequoyah and Watts Bar nuclear stations, where he helped strengthen performance, enhance operational discipline, and deliver complex capital projects safely and efficiently.

About TVA

The Tennessee Valley Authority is the nation’s largest public power supplier, delivering energy to more than 10 million people across seven southeastern states. TVA has one of the most diverse energy systems – including nuclear, hydro, coal, gas, solar and advanced technologies. TVA is making significant investments in its power system toward new generation and transmission. 

TVA is a corporate agency of the United States, receiving no taxpayer funding, deriving virtually all of its revenues from sales of electricity. TVA maintains some of the lowest energy costs and highest reliability in the nation. TVA’s residential rates are lower than those paid by 80% of customers of the top 100 U.S. utilities, and its industrial rates are lower than those paid by over 90% of customers of the top 100 U.S. utilities. In addition, TVA provides flood control, navigation, and land management for the Tennessee River system, and assists local power companies and state and local governments with economic development and job creation. Learn more at tva.com.

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