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GeneralMedium•13 November 2026•
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TVA Signs $1.7 Billion Capacity Deal to Meet Data Center Power Demand

Key Facts

1The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) signed a $1.7 billion Capacity Commitment Charge agreement on November 10.
2The deal includes an initial $31 million payment with the remaining balance to be paid over 59 installments.
3The new charge applies to data center loads exceeding 5 MW at a rate of approximately $1.5 million per megawatt.

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) signed a $1.7 billion Capacity Commitment Charge agreement on November 10, 2026. MLQ.ai reported that the deal includes an initial payment of $31 million, with the remaining balance to be settled over 59 installments. The new charge applies to data center loads exceeding 5 MW at a rate of approximately $1.5 million per megawatt.

The agreement is designed to cover incremental capacity costs driven by data center demands and protect existing customers from rising rates. According to MLQ.ai, operating expenses decreased 1.6% to $10.93 billion, while sales to local power companies rose 3.9% to $12.82 billion. This pricing structure reflects TVA's current cohort-based methodology aimed at ensuring infrastructure costs are covered by large-scale industrial users.

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