The Current

The autumn sun rises on a quiet morning in historic Oxford square. Known locally as simply “The Square,” in a matter of hours, this entertainment epicenter will come alive in this small Mississippi town.  The Lafayette County Courthouse, a white, Greek Revival-style building on the National Register of Historic Places, sits at the center of […]

A vegan restaurant nestled in the heart of East Nashville is slowly coming back to life after the one-two punch of the March 3 EF3 tornado followed quickly by the shutdown due to COVID-19.

With a click of a mouse from his Nashville home office, Grant England and his friendly Energy Monster pals “turn off” a cartoon lamp on his laptop screen. At that exact moment, over a hundred miles away in Killen, Alabama, an 8-year-old’s eyes light up.  “That was really cool!” says Lily Mitchell with a broad […]

“So, what you want to do is look upward with the camera and just make sure it’s completely sealed off,” chimes a voice from a smartphone held in Bri Moran’s hand. The six months pregnant mom-to-be crouched down and looked up into the fireplace of her East Nashville home, pointing the phone’s camera into the […]

The engineer with a PhD who lost a job contract and health insurance. A single parent who didn’t pay December’s rent to buy Christmas gifts for the kids. A young man who lost his partner in a car accident. An elderly woman fighting breast cancer.  A family living out of their car. These faces, these […]

COVID-19 has impacted communities throughout the Valley and the look and feel of our everyday lives has changed. Alongside your local power company, TVA EnergyRight is a trusted energy advisor during this time when your energy use may be different. We here to offer energy resources, such as low-to-no cost tips, advice and access to […]

Summertime and typical family vacations in the Valley look a little different this year, but it’s still a chance for students to set aside schoolwork for a few months. Pulaski, Tennessee mom Shawntae Phelps found a fun option to keep her kids entertained while learning about energy –  TVA EnergyRight’s Eye Spy Energy Kids’ Kit.  […]

“To me, it’s a great opportunity for the workforce and contractors to partner and work with what I consider a first-class organization, like TVA,”

Every month, too many residents have to make a choice between paying an energy bill or putting food on the table. It’s why we work with local power companies to make energy education and housing weatherization programs possible—so residents with limited means have the tools to lower their energy costs. These programs have helped a […]