TVA Issues Request for Proposals for Up to 2,250 Megawatts

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – The Tennessee Valley Authority is releasing a Request for Proposals for up to 2,250 megawatts of new utility-scale natural gas, battery, solar plus battery, and solar generation that must be in commercial operation by 2031. Bidders can submit proposals for up to 1,250 megawatts of natural gas generation, 500 megawatts of battery and solar plus storge and 500 megawatts of solar. Interested developers must preregister through Doing Business With TVA by April 14, 2025.

The RFP is part of TVA’s strategy to unleash American energy to power our region’s growth. Over the past five years, the region’s GDP has grown 2.9%, outpacing the national average. In addition, the region’s population has grown faster than the U.S. overall, especially in the working-age population and those under 20 years old.

To prepare for the future, TVA is making significant investments in its power system toward new generation and transmission. Pending required approvals and completion of applicable legal reviews and processes, TVA's current planning assumption includes building about 5,500 megawatts of new firm, dispatchable generation by 2029. In addition to Kingston, construction is underway at Shawnee, Kentucky; Cumberland, Tennessee; and Johnsonville, Tennessee. TVA has completed 1,400 megawatts of new gas units at Paradise in Kentucky and Colbert in Alabama. Construction will begin soon at New Caledonia in Mississippi, and other new generation projects are under consideration in Tennessee.

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, solar, gas, and advanced technologies. To prepare for the future, 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 retail rates are lower than 80 percent of the rest of the nation, while its industrial rates are lower than 95 percent of the top 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.