TVA News and Issues
Answers to Your Environmental Questions
TVA's new Environmental Information Center provides a single source for answers to your questions about shoreline land use, permitting procedures, water quality, recreation, and other issues related to the environment.
School production helps teach wise energy use
TVA and local power distributors are helping to bring The Energized Guyz, a children’s theater production, to over 1,000 elementary schools in the Tennessee Valley. The live show aims to educate schoolchildren and their families about how electricity is made and how the wise use of water and energy helps save money and protect the environment. Read more.
TVA's Fuel Cost Adjustment
When prices for fuels commonly used to make electricity increase, TVA uses the Fuel Cost Adjustment (FCA) mechanism to recover these higher fuel and purchased power costs. A variety of factors affect these costs, including weather and global supply and demand issues. Read more about the FCA in a Frequently Asked Questions Fact Sheet (265 kb, PDF).
Fact sheets on TVA and clean air
TVA has a long record of reducing emissions from its coal-fired power plants, and its air-quality program is among the most aggressive in the nation. In fact, the region’s air is cleaner today than it has been in decades. Read more.
Land policy
The TVA Board has approved a new policy that would govern planning, retention, and disposal of land under TVA’s stewardship. See TVA Land Policy.
TVA properties
Available: TVA has corporate properties for sale, rent, or lease in Alabama and Tennessee. View listing.
News releases
TVA Regional Resource Stewardship Council To Meet in Knoxville
Low Water Levels Continue on Reservoirs, Drawdown To Begin
TVA Asks NRC To Reinstate Bellefonte Construction Permits
A Board Approves 2009 Budget, Rate Adjustment
TVA to Restate Financial Results
TVA energy services
For your business: Save money and increase energy efficiency through our energy services for business, industry, and large institutions. Check out the section on geothermal heat pumps, or for a quick and easy energy audit, visit our Business Energy Center.
For your home: Manage your energy usage for efficiency and savings with energy services for the home. Also see our home energy audit and find helpful tips for renters as well as homeowners.