Title :
The TVA transmission system: Facts, figures and trends
Author :
Clem, Clayton L. ; Nelson, Jeffrey H.
Author_Institution :
Power Syst. Oper., Electr. Syst. Projects, Chattanooga, TN, USA
Abstract :
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a wholly-owned corporation of the United States of America formed in 1933 by an Act of Congress. This paper presents an historical overview of the TVA system, a present day and future outlook, and a discussion of future trends in the power industry and their impact on the bulk transmission system.
Keywords :
electricity supply industry; history; transmission networks; TVA transmission system; Tennessee Valley Authority; bulk transmission system; power industry; Companies; Economics; Electricity; Marketing and sales; Power transmission lines; Substations;
Conference_Titel :
High Voltage Engineering and Application (ICHVE), 2010 International Conference on
Conference_Location :
New Orleans, LA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-8283-2
DOI :
10.1109/ICHVE.2010.5640878
