The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) Board of Directors selected Don Moul to serve as President and Chief Executive Officer of the nation’s largest public power utility, effective April 9, 2025.
Moul is the fourth CEO of the historic agency, succeeding Jeff Lyash, who announced his intent to retire in January.
Since June 2021, Moul has served as TVA’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, where he held primary responsibility for power generation, transmission, and power supply functions.
“This is a crucial time for TVA as its leaders pursue today’s opportunities, prepare for tomorrow’s steeply rising power demand, and deliver on its core mission of improving life in the Tennessee Valley,” said TVPPA President & CEO Doug Peters.
Moul brings more than 38 years of experience across all facets of power generation and operations with a proven track record of improving operational performance and teamwork. Similar to Lyash, Moul has extensive nuclear experience and expertise, including serving as a licensed senior reactor operator at multiple nuclear stations across the U.S. At FirstEnergy, he served as President and Chief Nuclear Officer, leading the nuclear fleet to its best performance year in history in 2018. At NextEra, he helped transform the company’s nuclear culture, leading to fleet-wide operational efficiencies and more efficient work processes.
He was also appointed by Tennessee Governor Bill Lee to serve on the Tennessee Nuclear Energy Advisory Council focused on nuclear innovation and driving continued investment to create a nuclear energy ecosystem for the future of Tennessee.
We look forward to working in continued partnership with new CEO Don Moul as, together with all of TVA’s leaders, TVPPA and local power companies plan and build an integrated power system that will be a model for the industry and power life for more than 10 million people across our region.