Business Benefits
The TVA region offers a competitive business environment with business location and expansions services and benefits that include:
Services:
- Site selection assistance
- Regional, state and community government liaisons
- Site and building tours
- Site planning, including renderings and 3D-video modeling
- Market research
- Grant/loan funding resources
- Target industry specialists
- Energy Consultation
Benefits:
- Strategic central location—within 500 miles of 75% of U.S. markets
- Competitively priced electric power
- Electric transmission reliability: 99.999% every year since 2000
- Available certified sites and extensive database of land and buildings
- Diverse supply mix includes nuclear, fossil, hydro, combustion turbines and renewable
- Aggressive state incentives
- Ample supply of well-educated workers from 83 four-year colleges and universities and numerous community colleges in the region
- Strong transportation network
- 11 interstate highways (1,500 miles)
- 8 major rail companies (5,635 miles)
- 9 commercial airports
- 800 miles of navigable waterways and year-round barge service
- Robust telecommunications connectivity, including long-haul fiber optic from multiple carriers
- Abundant water resources
- Low business and personal taxes
- Desirable Quality of Life with abundant recreational and cultural opportunities