Member Districts

Local power providers in the Tennessee Valley are organized into seven distinct regional groups consisting of municipal and cooperative systems. These district organizations meet regularly to discuss topics of regional interest.

Districts

Appalachian District

Appalachian District

The Appalachian District Power Distributors Association consists of 18 municipal and 6 cooperative power systems located in northeastern Tennessee and portions of Kentucky, North Carolina, and Virginia.

Ryan Trentham

Chair
City of Alcoa Electric Department

Municipal

Sevier County Electric System

Allen Robbins

Oak Ridge Electric Department

Ardo Ba

Newport Utilities Board

Michael Williford

Morristown Utilities Commission

Clark Rucker

Lenoir City Utilities Board

Leon Shields

LaFollette Utilities Board

Regina Kennedy

Knoxville Utilities Board

Gabriel Bolas

BrightRidge

Jeffrey Dykes

Jellico Utilities Authority

Joe Carroll

Harriman Utility Board

Candace Vannasdale

Greeneville Energy Authority

Dwayne Wells

Erwin Utilities Authority

Lee Brown

Clinton Utilities Board

Greg Fay

Maryville Electric Department

Jessica Cooper

City of Elizabethton Electric Department

Brandon Shell

BVU Authority

Donald Bowman

Bristol Tennessee Essential Services

Clayton Dowell

Cooperative

Powell Valley Electric Cooperative

Brad Coppock

Plateau Electric Cooperative

John Proffitt

Mountain Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Rodney Metcalf

Holston Electric Cooperative

James Sandlin

Appalachian Electric Cooperative

Josh Compton

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The Tennessee Valley Public Power Association, Inc. is the nonprofit, regional service organization that represents the interests of consumer-owned electric utilities operating within the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) service area. TVPPA members include both municipal and electric cooperatives, and they serve more than 10 million people in 7 states.

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