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Transmission Condition of Assets

Report Information

Date Issued
Report Number
2025-17533
Report Type
Inspection / Evaluation
Description
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) owns and operates more than 16,400 miles of transmission lines to deliver electricity to 10 million people in the Tennessee Valley.  TVA has delivered 99.999 percent reliability since the year 2000 and continued investment in its transmission system helps TVA meet the daily challenge of moving power to where it is needed.  Due to the importance of transmission assets to system reliability and the risk associated with the degradation of transmission assets, we performed an evaluation to determine if Transmission (1) is assessing the condition of its transmission assets and (2) has plans in place to address asset degradation.  We determined Transmission is assessing the condition of its assets and has plans in place to address asset degradation.  However, according to the fiscal year 2024 Transmission Long-Term Asset Study, TVA faces increased risk to reliability over the next 10 years based on planned spending levels.
Joint Report
No
Agency Wide
Yes (agency-wide)
Questioned Costs
$0
Funds for Better Use
$0
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Recommendations

We recommend the Senior Vice President, Transmission, evaluate Transmission’s budget and determine if there are other funds that could be reallocated to close the funding gap or consider escalating the request for additional funding.