FUN FACTS
Which states are we covering today
All of Tennessee, Parts of: Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, & bits of: North Carolina, Kentucky, Virginia
Our Founding Fathers
Franklin D. Roosevelt“It’s neither fish nor fowl. But whatever it is, it will taste awfully good to the people of the Tennessee Valley.”-FDR
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George W. Norris"I, therefore, most respectfully suggest that in the code for the governing of the privately owned industry, no reference should be made, wither directly or indirectly, to publicly owned plants. I have the honor to remain." -George W. Norris
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FACTS
"-TVA is the nation's largest power corporation. Partnerships with 160 locally owned power distributors. TVA provides electricity to 7.3 million people.
-TVA is a $5.5 billion corporation, and its power sales are financially self-supporting.
-TVA has 11 coal-fired plants, 29 hydroelectric dams, a pumped-storage plant, and three nuclear plants.
-TVA's goals are to be customer-driven, employee-sensitive, environmentally responsible, and
growth-oriented.
-TVA's water quality experts monitor the health of the Tennessee River and work with businesses, agencies, and landowners to make the river safe for future generations.
-During the heavy rains of 1994, TVA's network of dams prevented more than $1 billion in flood damages.
-TVA manages 164 public recreation areas, including Land Between The Lakes, TVA's national recreation and environmental education area.
-Visitors to TVA lakes and facilities contribute more than $1.25 billion to the Valley economy every year.
-TVA is finding cost-effective ways to reduce pollution through such techniques as destroying toxic wastes in soil and designing constructed wetlands to serve as wastewater treatment plants."
-TVA is a $5.5 billion corporation, and its power sales are financially self-supporting.
-TVA has 11 coal-fired plants, 29 hydroelectric dams, a pumped-storage plant, and three nuclear plants.
-TVA's goals are to be customer-driven, employee-sensitive, environmentally responsible, and
growth-oriented.
-TVA's water quality experts monitor the health of the Tennessee River and work with businesses, agencies, and landowners to make the river safe for future generations.
-During the heavy rains of 1994, TVA's network of dams prevented more than $1 billion in flood damages.
-TVA manages 164 public recreation areas, including Land Between The Lakes, TVA's national recreation and environmental education area.
-Visitors to TVA lakes and facilities contribute more than $1.25 billion to the Valley economy every year.
-TVA is finding cost-effective ways to reduce pollution through such techniques as destroying toxic wastes in soil and designing constructed wetlands to serve as wastewater treatment plants."