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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Example Sentences

Only four of these are “private” in some sense; the vast majority are government utilities like our Tennessee Valley Authority.

From The Wall Street Journal

Moreover, a contract with the Tennessee Valley Authority, a government-owned utility that sells power in several states, is unlikely in the near to medium term, the analysts said.

From Barron's

The board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which generates most of the electricity used in the state, wasn’t notified about xAI’s intent to open the data center until the Greater Memphis Chamber of Commerce announced it publicly in June, people familiar with the matter said.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s board announced the transparency changes during its quarterly meeting in Nashville.

From Seattle Times

The Tennessee Valley Authority announced in April that it would replace the aging coal-burning Kingston Fossil Plant with gas amid growing calls for the agency’s new board of directors to invest in renewables.

From Seattle Times