‘They’ve already decided’: Critics take issue with scripted TVA meetings
Public board meetings at the nation's largest public power provider are scripted, according to multiple former members of the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors.

Public board meetings at the nation's largest public power provider are scripted, according to multiple former members of the Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors.

The first thing you notice after opening your car door at the Moccasin Bend Environmental Campus is — and there's no way to avoid it — the smell.

The Tennessee Valley Authority board of directors has selected Mike Skaggs, who retired as TVA chief operating officer in 2022, as interim CEO effective immediately through April 24, 2027.

The Company Lab, a local nonprofit that brings start-ups to Chattanooga for accelerator programs to help them grow, launched its latest cohort for a six-week program focused on solving energy problems.
Private, investor-owned utility companies increased compensation for their CEOs in 2025, with the top 10 highest-paid executives together earning more than $220 million, according to a report from a nonprofit watchdog group.

When Jonathan Horne first saw what is now The Vault, a subterranean speakeasy-style bar at the Waymark Hotel in downtown Chattanooga, the entire space was flooded.

Emissions from Chattanooga's sewage and other wastewater will soon be captured and used to produce electricity on-site to power the region's largest wastewater treatment plant.

The Bradley County Commission received a standing ovation from residents as it unanimously approved zoning regulations on Monday that leave few, if any, properties where data centers could be built.

At first glance, the new Chattanooga Lookouts stadium and the high-end neighborhood Black Creek in Lookout Valley appear to have little in common. But the two developments, which are a 10-minute drive apart, are interlaced in multiple ways.

TVA is searching for a CEO who can manage a $14 billion utility operation as demand for electricity rises, while also fulfilling legal mandates to generate low-cost power for more than 10 million people, prevent flooding, promote economic development and contribute to the national defense.
