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INVESTOR-OWNED UTILITIES

Investor-owned utilities are private, monopoly utilities that generate and distribute power to you, the electric customer, over their defined service territory.

MUNICIPAL UTILITIES

City utilities — also known as municipal utilities or “munis” — are public, not-for-profit utilities owned by local governments that typically purchase power from a larger utility or local energy markets.

ELECTRIC CO-OPERATIVES

Rural electric cooperatives are not-for-profit utilities that are owned by their customers, or members. We like to call them member-owners!

Movement Spotlight

 

Tennessee Valley Energy Democracy Movement

We’re a coalition of organizations, community groups and citizens working to bring democracy to the Tennessee Valley Authority energy system and transform it from the bottom up.

We began this effort by reaching out to communities throughout the TVA footprint and asking them what they wanted for their energy future. That grassroots vision is the foundation of our movement. 

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Electric Co-op Action Page

As a co-op member-owner, you have a right to help manage your utility. This means that you have the right to help determine where your co-op gets its energy from, how much your electric rates are, and what path your co-op takes to modernize and adopt cheaper and...

Tennessee Valley People’s Power Training

Register for the Training Here The Tennessee Valley People’s Power Training will equip community leaders in the TVA footprint with the knowledge, skills and support necessary to organize campaigns for more clean energy, energy efficiency, democratic decision making,...