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Tennessee Valley Authority

For the period ended Sep 30, 2024. Filed Nov 14, 2024.

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FY2024 · Filed Nov 14, 2024

TVE$23.24+0.1%Stored close · as of Nov 9, 2026

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Item 2. PROPERTIES

TVA holds personal property in its own name but generally holds real property as agent for the U.S. TVA may acquire real property as an agent of the U.S. by negotiated purchase or by eminent domain.

Generating Properties

At September 30, 2024, TVA-operated generating assets consisted of seven nuclear units, 24 active coal-fired units, 70 simple-cycle gas units (68 active units and two idled units), one cogeneration unit, 14 combined-cycle gas power blocks, 109 conventional hydroelectric units (106 active units and three units in long-term outage and unavailable for service), four pumped-storage hydroelectric units, five diesel generator units, and nine operating solar installations. As of September 30, 2024, four of the combined-cycle power blocks were leased to special purpose entities ("SPEs") and leased back to TVA under long-term leases. See Note 11— Variable Interest Entitiesand Note 14— Debt and Other Obligations — Lease/Leasebacks. In addition, TVA is leasing the three Caledonia combined-cycle power blocks under a long-term lease. For a discussion of these assets, see Item 1, Business— Power Supply and Load Management Resources.

Net Capability

Net capability is defined as the ability of an electric system, generating unit, or other system component to carry or generate power for a specified time period. It does not include real-time bulk electrical system operating constraints such as transmission line loading limitations, fuel availability such as coal, gas, and seasonal river reservoir levels, fuel blend, severe weather events, environmental and/or other regulatory constraints, transmission system outages, generator outages, or generator derates. Summer net capability as presented in the table below reflects the expected output of individual resources at TVA’s anticipated summer demand peak. The summation of those individual resources does not include the real-time bulk electrical system operating constraints previously noted. See also Item 1A, Risk Factors — Operational Risksand Risks Related to the Environment and Catastrophic Events.

In addition to the TVA-operated generating facilities presented in the table below, TVA also has 8,304 MWs of operating capacity available through PPAs. At September 30, 2024, these contracts were comprised of 3,206 MWs of renewable PPAs and 5,098 MWs of nonrenewable PPAs. The summation of TVA's PPAs under contract does not include real-time operating constraints, such as intermittency of renewable resources associated with weather or other factors. See Item 1, Business— Power Supply and Load Management Resources — Power Purchase and Other Agreementsfor information on TVA's renewable and nonrenewable power purchase contracts by resource type and location.

The following table summarizes TVA's summer net capability in MW at September 30, 2024:

SUMMER NET CAPABILITYAt September 30, 2024
Source of Capability · Location · Number of Units · Summer Net Capability (MW) · Date First Unit Placed in Service (CY) · Date Last Unit Placed in Service (CY)
TVA-Operated Generating Facilities
Nuclear
Browns FerryAlabama33,66219741977
SequoyahTennessee22,29219811982
Watts BarTennessee22,27819962016
Total Nuclear78,232
Coal-Fired
CumberlandTennessee22,47019731973
GallatinTennessee497619561959
KingstonTennessee91,29819541955
ShawneeKentucky91,07119531955
Total Coal-Fired245,815
Natural Gas and/or Oil-Fired(1)(2)
Simple-Cycle Combustion Turbine
Allen(3)Tennessee49219711972
BrownsvilleTennessee442519991999
ColbertAlabama111,04119722023
GallatinTennessee853419752000
GleasonTennessee346320002000
JohnsonvilleTennessee1370819752000
KemperMississippi427320022002
Lagoon CreekTennessee1284420012002
Marshall CountyKentucky857120022002
ParadiseKentucky368120232023
Subtotal Simple-Cycle Combustion Turbine705,632
Combined-Cycle Combustion Turbine
Ackerman(4)Mississippi171320072007
Allen(5)Tennessee11,10620182018
Caledonia(6)Mississippi381920032003
John Sevier(7)Tennessee187120122012
Lagoon Creek(8)Tennessee159620102010
MagnoliaMississippi395120032003
Paradise(9)Kentucky11,10020172017
SouthavenMississippi380220032003
Subtotal Combined-Cycle Combustion Turbine146,958
Co-Generation
JohnsonvilleTennessee16619752000
Total Natural Gas and/or Oil-Fired8512,656
Hydroelectric
Conventional PlantsAlabama361,16919251962
Georgia23719311956
Kentucky522519441948
North Carolina647819401956
Tennessee(3)(10)601,84819121972
Pumped-Storage(11)Tennessee41,71519781979
Total Hydroelectric1135,472
Diesel Generator
MeridianMississippi5919981998
TVA Non-hydro Renewable Resources(12)1
TVA Other Nonrenewable Resources(12)5
Total TVA-Operated Generating Facilities Summer Net Capability32,190

Notes

(1) See Generating Properties above for a discussion of TVA-operated natural gas and/or oil-fired facilities subject to leaseback and long-term lease arrangements.

(2) As of September 30, 2024, 92 MW of peak firing short-term capability of simple-cycle combustion turbine units was not operational and would require additional

investment for dependable use; therefore, this short-term capability is not presented in the table above.

(3) As of September 30, 2024, TVA had two idled units at Allen CT Facility (Units 17 and 18) and three units that were in long-term outage and unavailable for service at Wilbur Hydroelectric Facility (Units 1-3). These units are included in their respective locations in the table above; however, the capability from these units is excluded.

(4) Ackerman Combined Cycle Facility is a single steam cycle unit driven by two gas turbines (2x1 configuration).

(5) Allen Combined Cycle Facility is a single steam cycle unit driven by two gas turbines (2x1 configuration).

(6) Caledonia Combined Cycle Plant ("Caledonia CC") is currently a leased facility operated by TVA.

(7) John Sevier Combined Cycle Facility ("John Sevier CCF") is a single steam cycle unit driven by three gas turbines (3x1 configuration).

(8) Lagoon Creek Combined Cycle Facility is a single steam cycle unit driven by two gas turbines (2x1 configuration).

(9) Paradise Combined Cycle Facility is a single steam cycle unit driven by three gas turbines (3x1 configuration).

(10) Includes 86 MW of summer net capability associated with Hiwassee Hydro Unit 2. See Item 1, Business — Power Supply and Load Management Resources —Renewable Energy Resources —Conventional Hydroelectric Dams.

(11) See Item 1, Business— Power Supply and Load Management Resources — Hydroelectric Pumped-Storagefor a discussion of Raccoon Mountain Pumped-Storage Plant.

(12) TVA owns approximately one MW of renewable solar capability among nine operating solar installations, and Allen Combined Cycle Facility has five MW of nonrenewable biomass capability.

Transmission Properties

TVA's transmission system interconnects with systems of surrounding utilities and, at September 30, 2024, consisted primarily of approximately 2,500 circuit miles of 500 kilovolt, 12,000 circuit miles of 161 kilovolt, and 1,900 circuit miles of other voltage transmission lines; 5,196 miles of fiber optic lines; 583 transmission substations, power switchyards, and switching stations; and 1,351 customer connection points (customer, generation, and interconnection).

Natural Resource Stewardship Properties

TVA operates and maintains 49 dams and manages approximately 11,000 miles of reservoir shoreline, 293,000 acres of reservoir land, 650,000 surface acres of reservoir water, and approximately 148 public recreation areas throughout the Tennessee Valley, including campgrounds, day-use areas, and boat launching ramps.

Additionally, TVA manages over 153 agreements for commercial recreation (such as campgrounds and marinas). As part of its stewardship responsibilities, TVA approval is required to be obtained before any obstruction affecting navigation, flood control, or public lands can be constructed across, along, or in the Tennessee River and its tributaries. These public lands and waters managed by TVA provide both conservation and sustainable recreation.

Buildings

TVA has buildings and structures located throughout its service area to support TVA's mission of service. These buildings and structures include generation and transmission facilities, corporate offices, customer service centers, power service centers, warehouses, visitor centers, and crew quarters. Two significant buildings are its Knoxville Office Complex and the Chattanooga Office Complex in Tennessee. See Part II, Item 7, Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations — Key Initiatives and Challenges — Real Property Portfolio.

Disposal of Property

TVA has broad authority to dispose of personal property but only limited authority to dispose of real property. TVA's primary, but not exclusive, authority to dispose of real property is as follows: TVA has authority to dispose of surplus real property at a public auction; TVA may dispose of real property for certain specified purposes, including providing replacement lands for certain entities whose lands were flooded or destroyed by dam or reservoir construction, providing real property for recreational use, and granting easements and rights-of-way upon which are located transmission or distribution lines; TVA can dispose of real property in connection with the construction of generating plants or other facilities under certain circumstances; and TVA has authority to grant easements for rights-of-way and other purposes.

The Basic Tennessee Valley Authority Power Bond Resolution adopted by the TVA Board on October 6, 1960, as amended on September 28, 1976, October 17, 1989, and March 25, 1992 (the "Basic Resolution") prohibits TVA (1) from mortgaging any part of its power properties and (2) from disposing of all or any substantial portion of these properties unless TVA provides for a continuance of the interest, principal, and sinking fund payments due and to become due on all outstanding Bonds, or for the retirement of such Bonds.

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