Tennessee Valley Public Power Association

What's New

	Dam Safety Push Falls Short The Valley took a punch in Congress on June 30, but wasn't knocked out.. More...
	TVPPA Board OKs April Rate Change The TVPPA Board of Directors has formally endorsed TVA’s proposal to adopt a demand-based wholesale rate schedule effective April 1, 2011. More...
	TVA Wins NC Appeal TVA got some good news in late July from the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. More...
	Reid Downsizes Energy Bill President Barack Obama has gotten much of what he wanted since he took office, including comprehensive health-care and financial-sector legislation. More...
	HR, Safety Conferences Set Sept. 15-17 The U.S. Navy’s former senior security officer and a game-show style presentation are on tap for attendees of next month’s TVPPA Human Resource Management and Utility Safety conferences. More...
	Generation Partners Deadline Nears Having rebounded from a bumpy June and July, TVA’s Generation Partners® (GP) program is nearing another milestone. More...
	Smart Grid Roadmap Meetings Set While no one in the Tennessee Valley can say with certainty where the road to a Smart Grid will end, that road does have a specific point of origin – Nashville, TN. More...
	Power Play Golf Pushed To September If good things really do come to those who wait, the field for this year’s Power Play golf tournament has a real treat in store. More...
	U.S. Energy Forcast The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) has released its monthly forcasts through December 2011. More...
	Smart Grid Awareness A new J.D. Power and Associates study indicates that electric utilities nationwide have a long way to go in terms of familiarizing their customers with Smart Grid. More...
	Energy Savings Possible A new report from the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (ACEEE) finds that consumers could cut their household electricity use by as much as 12 percent and save $35 billion in the next 20 years – if U.S. utilities go beyond basic smart-meter initiatives. The ACEEE study determined that consumers will realize those savings only if utilities offer a wide range of energy-use feedback tools that get customers more involved in using less energy. The study made particular mention of enhanced billing, daily or weekly feedback and real-time feedback via the Web.