NETTLETON, Miss. – The Tennessee Valley Authority is asking for public input on proposed transmission system improvements to provide power for growing load and increase power reliability in the Nettleton area of Lee County.

TVA proposes to invest about $16 million to build a new power line connection from the existing Tupelo-Okolona 161-kV Transmission Line to Tombigbee Electric Power Association’s upgraded Nettleton Substation located at 7095 Will Robbins Highway in Nettleton.  The new line would be less than 8 miles and built using primarily single-pole, steel structures on new 100-foot-wide right of way.

TVA is committed to working with area stakeholders and encourages public input.  The public is encouraged to attend an open house any time between 3 and 7 p.m., CT, on Thursday, October 5, 2023, at the Dorothy J. Lowe Nettleton Public Library at 165 Young Avenue in Nettleton.  Detailed maps showing the different locations being considered for the proposed transmission line will be available.  TVA staff will answer questions, discuss concerns, and receive comments.  More information is available at tva.com/transmissionprojects.  If you cannot attend in person, TVA is providing a virtual open house at tvavirtual.com/nettleton through November 6, 2023.

The public may also submit comments by contacting TVA’s Les Warnock toll-free at 800-362-4355, by email at [email protected] or by mail to:  Les Warnock, Tennessee Valley Authority, 1101 Market Street, MR 4G, Chattanooga, TN, 37402-2801.  The deadline for comments is November 6, 2023.

TVA reports the region’s population growth is three times higher than the national rate.  To prepare for growth, TVA is building 3,800 megawatts of new generation by 2028 and investing $2.8 billion in transmission system improvements across its service area through 2027, to build the energy grid of the future that will continue to provide reliable, affordable, resilient and clean energy.