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Engineer Laurel Brandt stands in front of a field outside the Vonore Battery Energy Storage System

Brandt Finds Creativity in Engineering

Laurel Brandt combines objectivity with ingenuity for creative problem-solving.

Mike Sweda and Josh Greene evaluate field

Restoring the Land

The prescription for healthy grasslands, good hay and habitat? Carefully controlled fires.

Campfire and mountain view at Shellmound Campground

Camp Chronicles

TVA’s Camp-Right program helps set the bar for the region's sustainable campgrounds.

Aerial view of Chickasaw Trails Industrial Park

Powering Forward

A $1.9 billion battery manufacturing plant will lead Mississippi’s Marshall County into a new era of growth.

Monarch butterfly alights on orange flower

Think Like a Butterfly

How do monarchs see the world? Award-winning model ranks top TVA habitats for at-risk butterflies.

TVA aquatic zoologist Aaron Coons holds a lake sturgeon during a recent outing

For the Love of Sturgeon

Passion drives TVA employees and their partners as they monitor this rare fish in reservoirs and rivers.

Liz Hamrick searches cave crevices for bats

Into the Earth

To better understand at-risk bat populations, TVA zoologists delve deep underground.

The Power Service Shops in Muscle Shoals, Alabama

The Art of Restoration

A $39.9 million investment advances TVA Power Service Shops’ mission.

TVA watershed representative and volunteers planting at Chilhowee Intermediate School in Knoxville

Just Keep Growing

Valued partnerships give rise to tree-planting projects throughout the Valley region.

TVA innovation scout James Linder

The Matchmaker

An innovation scout links TVA and local power company partners to the latest breakthroughs. 

Smartflower solar panels

Flower Power

TVA showcases innovative solar power technology near Chickamauga Dam.

Kaylee O’Quinn, of Johnson City, Tennessee, smiles as she holds a rainbow trout she caught at Stoney Creek

Winter Chills, Outdoor Thrills

Amid cooler temps, the Valley region has plenty on tap for adventure.

A TVA specialist stands in the river while holding up a bag of mussels

Mystery of the Mussels

Biologists partner to bring rare animals back from the brink of extinction.

Timothy Fritch, reliability analysis manager of TVA’s Transmission and Power Supply, is the recipient of this year’s TVA Engineer of the Year award.

A Mission to Innovate

Reliability analysis manager Timothy Fritch receives TVA’s Engineer of the Year award.

TVA River Management general manager James Everett explains how his team helps manage river flows in the region’s river system

Balancing the Basin

Drought conditions linger, but spring rains could set the stage for a summer of great recreation.

Clinch River and Kingston Fossil Plant on the coldest night of the storm

Megawatts in the Megastorm

TVA’s winter preparedness shines as bitter cold snap fuels record energy demand.

Sandhill cranes gather in shallow water at a wildlife refuge in Decatur, Alabama

Sandhill Cranes Reign on Reservoirs

This winter, visit the Valley region’s reservoirs to see the majestic migratory sandhill cranes.

An aerial view of the Ackerman Combined Cycle Plan in Mississippi during outage

Ackerman Ramps up Efficiency, Winterization

TVA teams are nearing completion on the enterprise’s largest improvement at a gas plant.

The front page of the Chattanooga Sunday Times on Feb. 14, 1960.

Baby, It Was Cold Outside

Extreme snowfall isn’t a frequent event in the Valley region – but it’s happened before.

A DIY Home Energy Assessment kit placed in a mailbox

Nifty and Thrifty

Free DIY Home Energy Assessment kits help homeowners and renters save on energy costs.