Tennessee Valley Authority

American  

noun

1. TVA.

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Tennessee Valley Authority Cultural  

1. A corporation created by the federal government in the Great Depression to promote the economic development of the Tennessee River and adjoining areas. The TVA, known as a builder of dams, is responsible for flood control, the generation of electric power, soil conservation, and other areas of economic development. The TVA was part of the New Deal.

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Tennessee Valley Authority

The first one went to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a federally controlled utility, and Holtec, a privately held nuclear operator that’s building small reactors.

From Barron's ● May 14, 2026

In Oak Ridge, Tenn., the first Kairos plant will supply up to 50 megawatts of electricity to the Tennessee Valley Authority, a federal utility.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

The Tennessee Valley Authority has said it intends to build 10,000 megawatts of solar by 2035.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

The Tennessee Valley Authority just inked significant new contracts to expand its arrays of solar panels and batteries, and New Jersey passed a bill to curb limits on expanding community solar.

From Slate ● Feb. 6, 2024

At the lake’s western end, where the Little Tennessee River flows into it, stands a big hydroelectric dam, 480 feet high, built by the Tennessee Valley Authority in the 1930s.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson