TVA Signs Ratepayer Protection Pledge

The Tennessee Valley Authority has joined the Trump administration's voluntary Ratepayer Protection Pledge as AI and hyperscale data-center demand raises concerns about electricity bills and grid infrastructure. TVA says it will pursue pricing approaches that prevent its roughly 10 million customers from subsidizing large power users, with proposed data-center rate changes expected for board review in August. Tennessee has also endorsed the pledge, while Nashville is tightening local siting rules and facing opposition to a proposed facility near the Nashville Zoo.