Tennessee Valley Authority

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TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 37902

Phone, 865-632-2101. Internet, www.tva.com.

One Massachusetts Avenue NW., Washington, DC 20444-0001

Phone, 202-898-2999

CHAIRMAN Robert M. Duncan

Directors Dennis Bottorff, Thomas Gilliland, William Graves, William B. Sansom, Howard A. Thrailkill,

(2 vacancies)

President and Chief Operating Officer Tom D. Kilgore

Chief Administrative Office and Executive Vice John E. Long, Jr.

President, Administrative Services

Senior Vice President, Communications, Emily J. Reynolds

Government and Valley Relations

Chief Operating Officer William R. McCollum, Jr.

Chief Nuclear Officer Preston D. Swafford

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice Kimberly S. Greene

President, Financial Services

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The Tennessee Valley Authority conducts a unified program of resource development for the advancement of economic growth in the Tennessee Valley region.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a wholly owned Government corporation created by act of May 18, 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831-831dd). All functions of the Authority are vested in its nine-member Board of Directors, the members of which are appointed by the President with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Board designates one member as Chairman.

Programs and Activities

TVA's program and activities includes flood control, navigation, electric power production and transmission, recreation improvement, water supply, water quality, environmental stewardship, and economic development.

TVA's electric power program is financially self-supporting and operates as part of an independent system with TVA's system of dams on the Tennessee River and its larger tributaries. These dams provide flood regulation on the Tennessee River and contribute to regulation of the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers. The system maintains a continuous 9-

foot-draft navigation channel for the length of the 650-mile Tennessee River main stream, from Paducah, KY, to Knoxville, TN. The dams harness the power of the rivers to produce electricity. They also provide other benefits, notably outdoor recreation and water supply.

TVA operates the river management system and provides assistance to Stateand local governments in reducing local flood problems. It also works with other agencies to encourage full and effective use of the navigable waterway by industry and commerce.

TVA is the wholesale power...