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- TickerTVE on NYSE1
- IndustryElectric Services1
- HeadquartersKnoxville, Tennessee1
- Business address400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, Tn 379022
- Filer categoryNon-accelerated filer2
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The Tennessee Valley Authority ("TVA") is a corporate agency and instrumentality of the United States ("U.S.") that was created in 1933 by federal legislation in response to a proposal by President Franklin D. Roosevelt. TVA was created to, among other things, improve navigation on the Tennessee River, reduce the damage from destructive flood waters within the Tennessee River system and downstream on the lower Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, further the economic development of TVA's service area in the southeastern U.S., and sell the electricity generated at the facilities TVA operates. Today, TVA operates the nation's largest public power system and supplies power to a population of approximately 10 million people.3 From its latest annual report
Financials
From the company’s reports to the SEC. Every number links to the filing it came from.
Key numbers, fiscal 2023
Where the money goes
Where each dollar of revenue went, fiscal 2023
- Other costs96¢$11.6B
- Profit4¢$500.0M
Where each dollar of operating cash went, fiscal 2023
- Capital spending88¢$2.5B
- Kept or used elsewhere12¢$346.0M
Out of $2.9B of cash from operations.4
Financial statements
| Fiscal year | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash | $299.0M12 | $500.0M6 | $499.0M7 | $500.0M5 | $501.0M8 |
| Receivables | $2.0B5 | $1.7B8 | |||
| Inventory | $1.1B5 | $1.1B8 | |||
| Current assets | $3.3B12 | $3.2B6 | $3.5B7 | $4.0B5 | $3.7B8 |
| Property, plant and equipment | $36.9B5 | $37.5B8 | |||
| Total assets | $50.5B12 | $52.8B6 | $52.5B7 | $51.2B5 | $51.3B8 |
| Short-term debt | $29.0M5 | $1.0B5 | |||
| Current liabilities | $4.3B12 | $4.7B6 | $5.0B7 | $4.6B5 | $4.9B8 |
| Long-term debt | $20.2B12 | $19.0B6 | $18.5B7 | $18.8B5 | $18.8B8 |
| Total liabilities | $38.8B12 | $39.9B12 | |||
| Shares outstanding | 0 shares15 | 0 shares12 | 0 shares6 | 0 shares7 | 0 shares5 |
What it owns
What Tennessee Valley Authority reports owning in its annual reports to the SEC: buildings, land and equipment, real estate and locations, investments, intangible assets and inventory, at the end of its latest fiscal year and a year before.
Property and equipment
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Construction in progress | $6.8B4 Sep 30, 2025 | $4.9B4 Sep 30, 2024 | +38.6% |
| Accumulated depreciation | $38.7B4 Sep 30, 2025 | $38.8B4 Sep 30, 2024 | −0.2% |
| Property and equipment, net | $41.5B4 Sep 30, 2025 | $39.1B4 Sep 30, 2024 | +6.1% |
| Operating-lease assets (leased space) | $113.0M4 Sep 30, 2025 | $149.0M4 Sep 30, 2024 | −24.2% |
Investments
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cash and cash equivalents | $1.6B4 Sep 30, 2025 | $502.0M4 Sep 30, 2024 | +213.9% |
| Long-term investments | $5.6B4 Sep 30, 2025 | $5.0B4 Sep 30, 2024 | +12.2% |
Inventory
| Item | Latest | A year before | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inventory, total | $1.2B4 Sep 30, 2025 | $1.2B4 Sep 30, 2024 | +3.3% |
| Work in process | $69.0M4 Sep 30, 2025 | $41.0M4 Sep 30, 2024 | +68.3% |
Properties, in its own words
TVA holds personal property in its own name but generally holds real property as agent for the U.S. TVA may acquire real property as an agent of the U.S. by negotiated purchase or by eminent domain.
Generating Properties
The rest of Item 2
At September 30, 2025, TVA-operated generating assets consisted of seven nuclear units, 24 active coal-fired units, 68 simple-cycle gas units, one cogeneration unit, 10 aeroderivative units, 14 combined-cycle gas power blocks, 109 conventional hydroelectric units (106 active units and three units in long-term outage and unavailable for service), four pumped-storage hydroelectric units, five diesel generator units, and nine operating solar installations. As of September 30, 2025, four of the combined-cycle power blocks and 10 aeroderivative units were leased to special purpose entities ("SPEs") and leased back to TVA under long-term leases. See Note 12 — Variable Interest Entities and Note 15 — Debt and Other Obligations — Lease/Leasebacks. In addition, TVA is leasing the three Caledonia combined-cycle power blocks under a long-term lease. For a discussion of these assets, see Item 1, Business — Power Supply and Load Management Resources.
Net Capability
Net capability is defined as the ability of an electric system, generating unit, or other system component to carry or generate power for a specified time period. It does not include real-time bulk electrical system operating constraints such as transmission line loading limitations, fuel availability such as coal, gas, and seasonal river reservoir levels, fuel blend, severe weather events, environmental and/or other regulatory constraints, transmission system outages, generator outages, or generator derates. Summer net capability as presented in the table below reflects the expected output of individual resources at
TVA’s anticipated summer demand peak. The summation of those individual resources does not include the real-time bulk electrical system operating constraints previously noted. See also Item 1A, Risk Factors — Operational Risks and Risks Related to the Environment and Catastrophic Events.
In addition to the TVA-operated generating facilities presented in the table below, TVA also has 8,482 MWs of operating capacity available through PPAs. The summation of TVA's PPAs under contract does not include real-time operating constraints, such as intermittency of renewable resources associated with weather or other factors. See Item 1, Business — Power Supply and Load Management Resources — Power Purchase and Other Agreements for information on TVA's renewable and nonrenewable power purchase contracts by resource type and location.
The following table summarizes TVA's summer net capability in MW at September 30, 2025:
SUMMER NET CAPABILITYAt September 30, 2025
Source of Capability · Location · Number of Units · Summer Net Capability (MW) · Date First Unit Placed in Service (CY) · Date Last Unit Placed in Service (CY)
TVA-Operated Generating Facilities
Nuclear
Browns Ferry · Alabama · 3 · 3,662 · 1974 · 1977
Sequoyah · Tennessee · 2 · 2,292 · 1981 · 1982
Watts Bar · Tennessee · 2 · 2,348 · 1996 · 2016
Total Nuclear · 7 · 8,302
Coal-Fired
Cumberland · Tennessee · 2 · 2,470 · 1973 · 1973
Gallatin · Tennessee · 4 · 976 · 1956 · 1959
Kingston · Tennessee · 9 · 1,298 · 1954 · 1955
Shawnee · Kentucky · 9 · 1,071 · 1953 · 1955
Total Coal-Fired · 24 · 5,815
Natural Gas and/or Oil-Fired(1)
Simple-Cycle Combustion Turbine
Allen · Tennessee · 2 · 92 · 1971 · 1972
Brownsville · Tennessee · 4 · 425 · 1999 · 1999
Colbert · Alabama · 11 · 998 · 1972 · 2023
Gallatin · Tennessee · 8 · 534 · 1975 · 2000
Gleason · Tennessee · 3 · 463 · 2000 · 2000
Johnsonville(2) · Tennessee · 13 · 208 · 1975 · 2000
Kemper · Mississippi · 4 · 273 · 2002 · 2002
Lagoon Creek · Tennessee · 12 · 844 · 2001 · 2002
Marshall County · Kentucky · 8 · 571 · 2002 · 2002
Paradise · Kentucky · 3 · 681 · 2023 · 2023
Subtotal Simple-Cycle Combustion Turbine · 68 · 5,089
Combined-Cycle Combustion Turbine
Ackerman(3) · Mississippi · 1 · 713 · 2007 · 2007
Allen(4) · Tennessee · 1 · 1,106 · 2018 · 2018
Caledonia(5) · Mississippi · 3 · 819 · 2003 · 2003
John Sevier(6) · Tennessee · 1 · 871 · 2012 · 2012
Lagoon Creek(7) · Tennessee · 1 · 596 · 2010 · 2010
Magnolia · Mississippi · 3 · 951 · 2003 · 2003
Paradise(8) · Kentucky · 1 · 1,100 · 2017 · 2017
Southaven · Mississippi · 3 · 802 · 2003 · 2003
Subtotal Combined-Cycle Combustion Turbine · 14 · 6,958
Co-Generation
Johnsonville · Tennessee · 1 · 66 · 1975 · 2000
Aeroderivative Combustion Turbine
Johnsonville · Tennessee · 10 · 530 · 2025 · 2025
Total Natural Gas and/or Oil-Fired · 93 · 12,643
Hydroelectric
Conventional Plants · Alabama · 36 · 1,170 · 1925 · 1962
Georgia · 2 · 37 · 1931 · 1956
Kentucky · 5 · 224 · 1944 · 1948
North Carolina · 6 · 478 · 1940 · 1956
Tennessee(9)(10) · 60 · 1,874 · 1912 · 1972
Pumped-Storage(11) · Tennessee · 4 · 1,715 · 1978 · 1979
Total Hydroelectric · 113 · 5,498
Diesel Generator
Meridian · Mississippi · 5 · 9 · 1998 · 1998
TVA Non-hydro Renewable Resources(12) · 1
Total TVA-Operated Generating Facilities Summer Net Capability · 32,268
(1) See Generating Properties above for a discussion of TVA-operated natural gas and/or oil-fired facilities subject to leaseback and long-term lease arrangements.
(2) As of September 30, 2025, TVA had 10 idled units at Johnsonville Combustion Turbine Facility (Units 1-10). These units are included in their respective locations in the table above; however, the capacity from these units is excluded.
(3) Ackerman Combined Cycle Facility is a single steam cycle unit driven by two gas turbines (2x1 configuration).
(4) Allen Combined Cycle Facility is a single steam cycle unit driven by two gas turbines (2x1 configuration).
(5) Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant ("Caledonia CC") is currently a leased facility operated by TVA.
Item 2 of the 10-K filed Nov 13, 2025.3
Timeline
- Aug 25, 20268-K Executive or director change16
- Jul 15, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation17
- May 28, 20268-K Entered a material agreement; New debt or obligation; Executive or director change18
- Apr 24, 20268-K Executive or director change19
- Apr 13, 20268-K Executive or director change20
- Apr 6, 20268-K Executive or director change21
- Mar 5, 20268-K Other events22
- Mar 2, 20268-K Executive or director change23
- Feb 12, 20268-K Executive or director change24
- Jan 20, 20268-K Executive or director change25
- Jan 20, 20268-K Executive or director change26
- Dec 22, 20258-K Executive or director change27
Filings
72 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 5 annual reports, 15 quarterly reports, 52 major events. The latest 20:
- Aug 25, 20268-K EDGAR
- Aug 4, 202610-Q EDGAR
- Jul 15, 20268-K EDGAR
- May 28, 20268-K EDGAR
- May 5, 202610-Q EDGAR
- Apr 24, 20268-K EDGAR
- Apr 13, 20268-K EDGAR
- Apr 6, 20268-K EDGAR
- Mar 5, 20268-K EDGAR
- Mar 2, 20268-K EDGAR
- Feb 12, 20268-K EDGAR
- Feb 3, 202610-Q EDGAR
- Jan 20, 20268-K/A EDGAR
- Jan 20, 20268-K EDGAR
- Dec 22, 20258-K EDGAR
- Dec 12, 20258-K EDGAR
- Nov 13, 202510-K EDGAR
- Sep 15, 20258-K EDGAR
- Aug 8, 20258-K EDGAR
- Aug 5, 20258-K EDGAR
The 72 filings since October 2021 can be filtered by form type and year here when JavaScript is on.
Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.
SEC filer profile
How Tennessee Valley Authority is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission, from its EDGAR record and the cover page of its latest annual report.
- Name on EDGARTennessee Valley Authority1
- CIK0001376986
- Employer ID (EIN)62-04744173
- Filer statusNon-accelerated filer not an emerging growth company; not a smaller reporting company; not a shell company3
- Incorporated inUnited States3
- Fiscal year endsSeptember 301
- Industry code (SIC)4911 Electric Services1
- SEC reviewing officeOffice of Energy & Transportation, Division of Corporation Finance1
- Business address400 West Summit Hill Drive, Knoxville, TN 379021
- Phone865-632-21011
- Shares outstanding0 as of Jun 30, 202610
- Public float$0 as of Sep 30, 20254
- AuditorErnst & Young LLP, Chattanooga, Tennessee PCAOB ID 42; it also attests to the company’s internal control over financial reporting3
- On EDGAR sinceDec 14, 20061
- Filings327 in all: 8-K (219), 10-Q (60), 10-K (20), 8-K/A (11), UPLOAD (6), 10-K/A (4), CORRESP (3), 10-Q/A (2)1
All 10 form types
NO ACT (1), NT 10-Q (1)
- Latest filingsAnnual report (10-K) Nov 13, 2025
Quarterly report (10-Q) Aug 4, 2026
Latest 8-K (8-K) Aug 25, 2026
Risk factors and legal proceedings
The risks Tennessee Valley Authority names in Item 1A of its 10-K filed Nov 13, 2025: 44 risks under these headings, as written.3
- REGULATORY, LEGISLATIVE, AND LEGAL RISKS
- TVA may become subject to new environmental laws, regulations, or orders or may be required to expend significant funds in the future to comply with current laws, regulations, or orders.
- TVA may become subject to other laws, regulations, or orders or be negatively affected by congressional actions or inactions.
- TVA's governmental status may interfere with its ability to quickly respond to the needs of its current or prospective customers or to act solely in the interest of its ratepayers and may impose additional obligations on TVA.
- TVA is involved in various legal and administrative proceedings, the outcomes of which may affect TVA's finances and operations.
- TVA could lose its protected service territory.
- TVA may become subject to additional NERC requirements.
- OPERATIONAL RISKS
- TVA's management and operation of CCR facilities expose it to additional costs and risks.
- TVA relies on certain assumptions about the future that may prove inaccurate, including when determining the appropriate mix of generation assets and when and to what extent to update its transmission system.
- TVA may experience delays and incur additional costs in its major projects or may be unable to obtain necessary regulatory approval for them.
- TVA faces certain risks arising solely from its operation of nuclear units.
The other 34 risks
- TVA may not be able to operate one or more of its nuclear power units.
- Physical attacks, threats, or other interference could damage or interfere with TVA's facilities and operations.
- TVA's assets or their supporting infrastructure may not operate as planned.
- TVA's operations present significant safety risks that are not able to be completely eliminated.
- TVA's service reliability could be affected by problems at other utilities or at TVA facilities, or by the increase in intermittent sources of power.
- TVA's supplies of fuel, purchased power, or other critical items may be disrupted or obtained at a higher cost than planned.
- Global conflicts, terrorist activities, or military actions could adversely affect TVA’s business.
- CYBERSECURITY AND INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY RISKS
- TVA’s facilities and information infrastructure may not operate as planned due to cyber threats to TVA’s assets and operations.
- Cyber attacks on third parties or the failure of their technology infrastructure could interfere with or harm TVA.
- The failure of TVA’s information technology systems could have adverse consequences to TVA.
- The emergence of artificial intelligence technology could create challenges for TVA, and TVA may not be able to adopt the use of technology in step with private utilities.
- TVA could lose its competitive edge if it fails to keep up with the changes in technology.
- FINANCIAL, ECONOMIC, AND MARKET RISKS
- Demand for electricity could be higher or lower in the future than TVA currently expects or is financially planning for.
- TVA could have to make significant future contributions to fund its qualified pension plan, and the increasing costs of the plan and employee benefits could adversely affect TVA's results of operations, financial condition, or cash flows.
- TVA’s reliance on debt markets may make TVA more vulnerable to being unable to meet cash requirements than private utilities that can issue equity securities.
- TVA's debt ceiling may limit TVA's ability to carry out its business in the event that TVA were to approach or reach it.
- TVA, together with owners of TVA securities, may be impacted by downgrades of TVA's credit ratings.
- TVA is subject to a variety of market risks that may negatively affect TVA's cash flows, results of operations, and financial condition.
- TVA may be subject to additional liability or be required to purchase additional liability insurance in the future to address losses of legal liability protections.
- The market for TVA Bonds might be limited.
- Payment of principal and interest on TVA securities is not guaranteed by the U.S government.
- HUMAN CAPITAL AND MANAGEMENT RISKS
- Failure to attract and retain an appropriately qualified workforce may negatively affect TVA's results of operations.
- Changes in the membership of the TVA Board and TVA senior management could impact how TVA operates.
- A prolonged loss of a quorum of the TVA Board could limit TVA's ability to adapt to changing business conditions.
- RISKS RELATED TO THE ENVIRONMENT AND CATASTROPHIC EVENTS
- Weather conditions may hamper TVA's ability to supply power or negatively impact net revenue, and weather conditions may cause customers' demand for power to exceed TVA's then-present power supply capabilities.
- Events that affect the supply or quality of water from the Tennessee River system or Cumberland River system, or elsewhere, may interfere with TVA's ability to generate power.
- Catastrophic events are an ever-present risk of financial loss and disruption to TVA's business.
- ACCOUNTING AND FINANCIAL REPORTING RISKS
- TVA's financial control system cannot guarantee that all control issues and instances of fraud or errors will be prevented or detected.
- TVA may be unable to use regulatory accounting for some or all costs.
- GENERAL RISK FACTORS
- TVA may not be able to implement its business strategy successfully.
- TVA's cost reduction efforts may not be successful.
- TVA's organizational structure may not adequately support TVA's anticipated business needs or enable it to meet the needs of its current or potential customers.
- TVA may have difficulty adapting its business model to changes in the utility industry and customer preferences.
- TVA's reputation may be negatively impacted.
Legal proceedings
From time to time, TVA is party to or otherwise involved in lawsuits, claims, proceedings, investigations, and other legal matters ("Legal Proceedings") that have arisen in the ordinary course of conducting its activities. While the outcome of the Legal Proceedings to which TVA is a party cannot be predicted with certainty, any adverse outcome to a Legal Proceeding involving TVA may have a material adverse effect on TVA's financial condition, results of operations, and cash flows.
For a discussion of Legal Proceedings involving TVA, see Note 23 — Commitments and Contingencies — Legal Proceedings, which discussion is incorporated by reference into this Item 3.
The opening of Item 3, Legal Proceedings.3
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