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Students learn about how to sample aquatic life

A Study in Streams

North Carolina students learn about insects and water health along restored riparian buffer.

In Good Company

Spring investments strengthen the Valley region’s economy.

Casey King, TVA Reliability Analysis group electrical engineering planner

Preventing Summer ‘Gridlock’

Casey King and TVA’s Reliability Analysis group help keep the power flowing amid seasons of high demand.

Dam Safety crew members in the penstock, which stretches 3,700 feet through Iron Mountain.

Built to Last

The Watauga Dam team is refurbishing two units to ensure reliability and resilience for decades to come.

A new 500-KV switchyard under construction in Cumberland City, Tennessee

A Path for Power

How TVA’s indoor 500‑kV switchyard improves insulation, safety and system flexibility for future growth.

Black-eyed Susan growing on a TVA right of way in Nashville

Create Some Buzz in Your Space

Use native species to populate your pollinator garden.

TVA pilot Peter Kretowski stands in front of a helicopter

Sky-high Mission

Pilot Peter Kretowski turns his rotor-powered passion into service for the Valley region.

TVA's Scott Andresen walks through Watts Bar Nuclear Plant near Spring City, Tennessee.

TVA's Nuclear Story Rooted in Collaboration and Excellence

TVA’s nuclear story is rooted in collaboration and excellence.

Carpenter at TVA Power Service Shops creates a pedestal for the time capsule

Dreams of a Region

TVA craftworkers ready time capsule to receive messages of hope for future generations.

TVA employes standing together with cooling towers in the background

Building Tomorrow Together

Celebrating the nation's 250th anniversary.

Temperatures are rising across the region

Smart Steps in a Heat Wave

Energy efficiency experts offer advice for staying cool and keeping electric bills under control.

Silhouette of employee against a dark sky with cooling towers in the background

A Fierce Spirit of Innovation

Problem-solving to meet the nation’s needs is in TVA’s DNA.

TVA electrician apprentices at work in the field

Generation Ready

TVA’s apprenticeship program powers the next generation of journeyman electricians.

Employee at work station for the first shift in the new TVA System Operations System

A New Era

TVA's System Operations Center in Chattanooga decommissions as operators transfer to new site in Georgetown, Tennessee.

Group of electricians work to refurbish a 1920s-era General Electric bushing

Preserving a Power Legacy

TVA’s Power Service Shops refurbishes a legacy component that benefits today's innovative grid.

Ranzie Standifer with a TVA work truck in 1961.

Building Together: A Father-Son Legacy

For more than 50 years, the Standifer family helped keep the region powered.

Boat on the water

Building Tomorrow Together: Shannon O’Quinn

Environmental Stewardship program manager helps ensure the vitality of the region’s resources.

TVA's MyEsha Vail and Kathryn Phillips volunteered with other TVA team members, public volunteers and Georgia Department of Natural Resources staff to plant American water willow and buttonbush.

Chatuge Shines as Top Fishing Spot

TVA partnership improves fish habitat and local economies.

John Sevier Combined Cycle Plant on the Holston River in Rogersville, Tennessee

Line of Insights

Teams use real-time data to identify issues early and keep units running safely and efficiently.

Cumberland Combined Cycle Plant

Cumberland Charges Ahead with Back‑to‑Back Milestones

Two major achievements in one week push the project closer to powering the Valley.