ATHENS-TVA gave a tour of the Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant cooling towers and Wally Miller, Assistant Maintenance Director of Browns Ferry answered questions and gave an overview of ways the plant was preparing for summertime electrical usage.
To prepare for summer, TVA has completed seasonal readiness reviews and actions to ensure generating assets are prepared
Walter Miller
to meet the weather conditions they are designed to meet. This includes checking oil coolers and heat exchangers; ensuring the readiness of heat removal equipment; analyzing and addressing marine growth on key components; and making sure our employees are prepared to work safely in the summer heat.
To meet the region’s growth, TVA is building more than 3,800 megawatts of new generation that includes solar, energy storage, combustion turbines and combined-cycle natural gas. We are making good progress completing 1,400 megawatts and secured about 800 megawatts of new solar. In total, TVA has more 
than 4,000 megawatts of solar energy either in service or under construction.
Between 2023 and 2027, we are investing $2.8 billion in transmission system improvements to deliver clean energy to millions of homes and businesses across seven states. Browns Ferry Nuclear Plant, TVA’s first and largest nuclear power plant, can produce up to 3,954 MW of electricity, enough to power more than 2 million homes and businesses in the Tennessee Valley.
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