TVA president to discuss future of energy at Wednesday Headliners event

 

The Tennessee Valley Authority’s new president and chief executive Jeff Lyash will discuss the future of energy and his vision for the nation’s largest public utility at a National Press Club Headliners event at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18.

Coming off of his first 100 days as the leader of the $11 billion federal corporation, Lyash will discuss TVA’s plans for generating power over the next 20 years while highlighting its leadership in the move to more carbon-free resources. According to Lyash, 60 percent of TVA’s energy will come from carbon-free resources next year, a percentage that is expected to increase to 70 percent by 2030.

Lyash will also discuss TVA’s recent investments in solar projects with partners such as Google and Facebook, and other large-scale renewable projects throughout the seven states that make up the Tennessee Valley.

The event will be held in the Bloomberg Room and is open to credentialed media and Club members free of charge. Registration is required.

Lyash came to TVA from Ontario Power Generation Inc., where he served as president and chief executive. Previously, he was the president of CB&I Power and executive vice president of energy supply for Duke Energy. He began his career in the utility industry in 1981, working for the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission in a number of senior technical and management positions throughout the northeast United States and in Washington. He has held a senior reactor operator license from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.

The Tennessee Valley Authority was created in 1933 with the original purpose of addressing important issues in energy, environmental stewardship, and economic development.