Tennessee Valley Authority Transparency Act of 2025

This bill aims to make the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) more open to the public. It requires the TVA Board to hold at least four meetings each year. It treats more of the Board’s discussions as public “meetings,” including talks by committees and subcommittees, even when they aren’t voting. The Board must post meeting notices and required information on its website. In most cases, the public must be told about meetings ahead of time, but if the chair calls an emergency special meeting, the usual one‑week notice rule does not apply .

Some parts of meetings can still be closed to protect the power system or TVA’s ability to compete—for example, when discussing power availability requests or contract talks, including labor and purchasing matters.

• Who is affected: The TVA Board and people in the TVA region, which provides electricity across parts of Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
• What changes: More frequent public meetings; broader coverage of what counts as a public meeting; website posting of notices and meeting information; limited exceptions for sensitive power and contract issues.