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TVA exploring how to complete fiber optic expansion beyond $300M budget
The Tennessee Valley Authority is evaluating how it can reach its original goal for adding new fiber optic cables to its power system after scaling back the original $300 million expansion to fit within budget.
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Terminated Chickamauga lock contractor blamed COVID for delays in dispute with feds
A workforce that largely refused to wear masks or get COVID vaccines helped drive delays and cost overruns on a $1 billion-plus project at the Chickamauga Dam, according to documents stemming from a dispute between the federal government and a California-based company.
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Normal Park Museum Magnet wins top TVA funds for energy savings
An auditorium full of pre-K through third grade students at Normal Park Museum Magnet School in North Chattanooga screamed Friday — not for ice cream or extra recess, but for energy efficiency upgrades.
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TVA miscalculated how far $300M fiber budget would go, audit finds
Program set to achieve just over half its original goal
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TVA to clarify nuclear position with Trump administration, new CEO says
The Tennessee Valley Authority will work with officials in the Trump administration as the federal agency clarifies its position on new nuclear power, TVA interim CEO Mike Skaggs said in his first public statement since entering the role in April.
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TVA nuclear plant safe during North Alabama earthquake
An earthquake in northern Alabama did not pose a risk to the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, the Tennessee Valley Authority's largest power plant, the agency said.
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Mike Skaggs takes charge at TVA with trust and major to-do list
Executive’s salary has satisfied White House complaint, Fleischmann says
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‘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.
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TVA names former operations chief Mike Skaggs as interim CEO
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.
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Private utilities boost CEO pay as TVA pressured to lower it
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.
