The Tennessee Valley Authority has achieved recognition for the fifth consecutive year as a “Top 10 Employer” for its support of U.S. military veterans in the workforce. The Military Friendly Employer designation is based on public data sources and a proprietary survey among hundreds of companies. TVA’s ranking puts it among the Top 10 employers...
In remarks issued Aug. 3, during signing of an executive order to Hire American, U.S. President Donald J. Trump announced he is “taking firm, disciplinary action against the leadership of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which has sadly and cruelly betrayed American workers.” Trump said that Jeffrey Lyash, chief executive officer of TVA, “recently … made...
S. David Freeman passed away at 94 on May 13, 2020. He was a giant in the clean energy field with a stellar career over 50 years. I spoke with Dave routinely every few months. I began working with him in the mid-1970’s when I worked in the US Senate. Freeman was on the vanguard...
Dr. Boualem (Bo) Hadjerioua has joined Mesa Associates as director of river system studies and hydro operations. Dr. Hadjerioua will be leading a new group in the company’s power generation business unit that will be dedicated to water resources, river operations, and river system and hydropower development. Before joining Mesa, Dr. Hadjerioua was the water...
The Tennessee Valley Authority has released its updated Natural Resource Plan and associated final Supplemental Environmental Impact Statement. This plan, released last week, guides how TVA manages public lands and waters in its seven-state service area and the Tennessee River watershed. The previous plan was published in 2011. In the updated Natural Resource Plan, TVA...
The Tennessee Valley Authority has reported $11.3 billion in operating revenues for fiscal year 2019, a 1% increase over fiscal year 2018, and says increased hydroelectric generation helped lower fuel costs. TVA says the financial performance reflected lower electricity sales based on overall milder weather in 2019 than in 2018 and lower fuel cost recovery...
This article provides a comprehensive review of the laws and federal actions that encouraged hydropower development, beginning in the 1920s. Recent legislation and executive actions beginning in 2013 make it evident there is a similar, if not more aggressive, movement to once again revitalize the hydropower industry. Where the goal of government to diversify and...
The Tennessee Valley Authority has reported $8.1 billion in operating revenues for the nine months ended June 30, 2019, a slight increase from the same period a year ago. TVA says the financial performance reflected lower sales based on milder weather than in the same period of the previous year and lower fuel cost recovery revenues, offset by higher base rates.
Authors of eight technical papers were presented with Technical Papers of the Year awards at HydroVision International 2019 this week in Portland, Ore., U.S.
Sonar technology lets Tennessee Valley Authority’s dam safety inspectors see on and around dams to identify potential problems without ever having to leave the boat.