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The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), a Federal government-owned corporation in the United States, was created in 1933 to provide navigation, flood control, electricity generation and economic development in the Tennessee River Valley, one of the poorest and least developed regions of the country at the time. TVA covers most of Tennessee, large parts of Alabama and Mississippi, and small slices of Georgia, Kentucky, North Carolina and Virginia. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signed the act creating the TVA on May 18, 1933.
TVA today, in addition to its other functions, is the nation's largest public power company, providing electric power to nearly 8.5 million customers in the Tennessee Valley. It acts primarily as an electric power wholesaler, selling to 158 retail power distributors and 61 directly served industrial or government customers. Power comes from dams providing hydroelectric power, fossil-fuel plants, and nuclear power plants.
During the 1920s and the Great Depression years the public of the USA became disenchanted with privately owned power and began to support the concept of Government ownership of utilities, particularly hydroelectric power facilities. The concept of Government owned generation facilities selling to publicly owned distribution utilities was a controversial political issue. pp 5-27
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Tennessee Valley Authority - TVA home page provides access to information on electric power production, regional economic development, public recreation areas, water and shoreline management, green power, TVA finances, agency history, and other topics.
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Camping and Recreation Areas - Opening and closing dates and other information about the 100 or so public recreation areas that TVA operates throughout the Tennessee Valley, including campgrounds, day-use areas, and boat launching ramps.
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Craven Crowell - Former chairman (1993-2001) of the Tennessee Valley Authority provides his biography, his speeches and articles while at TVA, and information about his current activities.
Meta Description: [ Craven Crowell served for eight years as Chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Craven Crowell is a former Chairman of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI). ]
Energy Right Program - TVA program to improve customers' home energy efficiency.
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Public Power Institute - TVA technology research, development, demonstration, and deployment in pollution reduction, clean energy, industrial ecology, and energy use improvement.
River System Management - About TVA's integrated programs (and challenges) in river navigation, flood control, power supply, water quality, land use, and recreation throughout the Tennessee Valley.
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Shoreline Management Policy - Describes TVA's policy that improves the protection of shoreline and aquatic resources while allowing reasonable access to the water.
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TVA Economic Development - Describes the programs and services of TVA Economic Development and its partnerships with other entities. Includes an overview of the regional economy of the Tennessee Valley.
TVA Green Power Switch - Describes TVA's renewable energy program.
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TVA Heritage - Articles about the history of the Tennessee Valley Authority.
TVA Map Store - Source for topographic maps, resource maps, aerial photos, navigation charts, and other geographic resources for the multi-state Tennessee Valley region.
TVA Power - Information about TVA's electric power production programs and technologies. TVA operates three nuclear plants, 11 fossil plants, 29 hydroelectric plants, four combustion turbine plants, and one pumped-storage plant.
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TVA River Information - Up-to-date information on current and predicted reservoir water levels, reservoir discharges, and stream flows in the Tennessee River system.
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TVA: Electricity for All - Historical accounts of the early years of TVA, one of the most ambitious projects of the New Deal. Articles cover successes in flood control, bringing electricity to the region, and introducing modern agricultural techniques, as well as setbacks and controversies.
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