Tennessee_Valley_Authority



= Tennessee Valley Authority = = = I would first like to take a few minutes to talk about the great success that the Tennessee Valley Authority Act has shown. TVA has proved to be one of the best new deal programs so far taking care of problems such as navigation, power production, erosion control, flood control and malaria prevention. In 1933 TVA had hit a hard blow with very much of the land being incompatible of usage do to it being overworked and the soil being no good anymore. Throughout the years of the 1930’s TVA was able to improve habitats for wildlife, prevent forest fires, replant trees to create forests, teach farmers new tricks and also developed a fertilizer. World War II TVA provided aluminum for bombs and airplanes the plants that made such things required electricity to run. With this TVA became one of the largest hydropower construction program. TVA created many jobs in 1942 with having 12 plants it gave 28,000 jobs in the electric field. Also at the end of World War II TVA had created a navigation channel that was 350 miles. TVA then became the largest electricity supplier. We knew the demand for power was at an all time high and TVA wanted to build coal-fired plants to produce electricity but political interferences kept them from doing so, so TVA issued bonds. In 1959 legislation was passed and TVA from now on would be self-financing and pay everything without government help. With the 1960’s booming TVA had some of its best years then electric rates were very low and more efficient generating services are becoming available, and with such growth of power nuclear power plants are underway. The farms and forests are also at top knoch position. With such a terrible economic blow in the 1970’s TVA got hit hard and had to close down many nuclear power plants. In 1973 an international oil embargo sky rocketed oil prices as an effect to this the cost of electricity also sky rocketed. TVA then had the brilliance to self improve them selves and became more efficient and cut down costs. TVA pulled through and managed to cut down the cost of electricity and to hopefully keep it low for the next 10 years. In the next few years TVA became all about cutting costs and becoming reliable. So to keep up with its competitors it cut costs of 800 million a year, laid off more then half of their workers they also stopped building power plants and hoped this plan would last till the year 2020. In 1997 they came up with a 10-year business plan in the hopes of keeping prices down and to be the consumers number one choice. TVA also started thinking about the earth and the huge impact humans have on destroying the ozone layer and in 1998 they created a clean-air strategy in hopes to reduce the harmful pullets. TVA accomplished their dream of being the number one energy provider and hoped for great success in the 2000’s.



**Immediate effect of Tennessee Valley Authority**: On May 18, 1933, Congress passes act for a private enterprise, Tennnessee Valley Authority. It was a unique problem solving approach to fulfill its mission- integrated resource management. Tennessee Valley was in bad shape after the Great Depression, farm land had been eroded, crop yields and farm incomes were at a dramatic low. TVA took immediate action and produced and sold fertilizers and taught the farmers how to improve the land. TVA took action by replanting forests, controlling fires and improving animal’s habitats. All this and much more is what TVA accomplished within the first 10 years of passing this act. By far the most dramatic change was the electricity generated by TVA dams which led to the improvement in electric lights and modern appliances. In turn jobs were created because the new exploration of electricity. The massive amount of jobs created to run the electricity units was a overall blessing from god after the Great Depression had claimed so many people’s jobs. TVA was very successful in its early years in the 1940’s becoming the world’s largest hydropower construction. TVA made a substantial start and built itself up from nothing and was looked at as a program that would be very successful in everything it did. **Long lasting Impact of Tennessee Valley Authority**: TVA still is in working operation today and is achieving 99.999% reliability. Most active and recent achievement of Tennessee Valley Authority is the improvement and automation of its hydro plants. As well as the hydro plants TVA has met its goal of reducing the ozone chemicals by 70-75% by the levels of 1995. Yet another major accomplishment that the Tennessee Valley Authority has accomplished is the International Oil Embargo in 1973, improving fuel costs. TVA has done so much for the country including finishing its 2 year long Reservoir Operations Study which is an extensive review of its policy for the river system simply by changing the focus of its complicated goal. TVA still continues its Clean Air program that was produced in 1998. This Clean Air program is rewinding the amount of smog and pollution that has been dramatically increasing throughout the years. TVA has come so far and accomplished so much to make Americans citizens live a healthier life. TVA has grown to be something that unknowingly America can not function properly without. Historical Posters: This poster, produced by TVA exemplifies the importance of Car Pooling and saving on Fuel and pollution, Clean Air Policy.

This poster demonstrates the materials that were used in warfare produced by TVA.

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