The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), the nation’s largest public power utility, stands at a historic junction shaped by the convergence of political, financial, and operational challenges not seen since the 1950s. Established in 1933 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal, TVA has long been a monument to economic development and energy production in the southeastern United States, but TVA’s legacy is in flux amid mounting external political pressures, destabilizing actions crippling its Board of Directors, and power generation challenges that raise questions about its financial future, governance, and strategic priorities. Political Turbulence and Leadership Uncertainty The instability…
