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A federal utility corporation that's the largest public power supplier in the country, is celebrating a win after keeping the heat on in Alabama during a major winter storm. The Tennessee Valley Authority reports the utility was able to meet the highest peak demand in the agency’s 91-year history, taking place this week.

A federal utility corporation that is the largest public power supplier in the country is working to keep the heat on in Alabama this winter through equipment upgrades and more. The Tennessee Valley Authority provides electricity to 153 local power companies in seven states, including the Yellowhammer State.

Alabama is getting a financial boost when it comes to supporting science, technology, engineering and math projects in the classroom. Dozens of schools will receive $246,500 in funding from Tennessee Valley Authority's STEM Classroom Grant Program, impacting more than 16,000 students and educators.

The City of Huntsville and Huntsville Utilities have established an Energy Task Force to develop a forward-looking approach to energy planning. The group will look at future power needs and increased demand, identify potential changes and opportunities and examine how utilities are structured and work within the Tennessee Valley Authority system.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is marking 50 years in service of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant located in Athens. On August 1, 1974, Browns Ferry Unit 1 began commercial operation. It's TVA’s largest generating asset and the third-largest nuclear power producer in the United States.

The deadline to submit comments on an environmental review of the Spring Valley II Solar Project is fast approaching. The 178-megawatt facility is being considered for construction along U.S. Highway 43 in Tuscumbia.

The Tennessee Valley Authority turns 90 years old this week. The federal utility corporation is the largest public power supplier in the country. It provides electricity to 153 local power companies in seven states, including Alabama.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking steps to return the ancestral remains of nearly 5,000 Native Americans, including in Alabama. The TVA filed notice in the Federal Register for publication Wednesday that it intended to repatriate all ancestral remains and associated funerary objects it possesses.

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s new board majority, picked by President Biden, addressed complaints over blackouts during the frigid Christmas weekend in late 2022. The group is also beginning a study that moves the utility away from coal for energy production.

The Tennessee Valley Authority is taking the next step in investigating the rolling blackouts that left customers in Alabama and elsewhere without heat during the brutal arctic weather over last Christmas weekend.