Knoxville, Tenn.–The Tennessee Valley Authority met a new high peak demand for the summer of 2025 this week, supported by a diverse mix of generating assets.
On Wednesday, July 30, TVA reached a preliminary summer-to-date peak of 31,888 Megawatts at a system average temperature of 93 F–our highest demand so far this summer.
Also, Tuesday’s preliminary peak was 31,563 MW at 95 F, just shy of this summer’s earlier peak of 31,644 MW on July 17.
So that’s three peaks in the month of July, all of which have already exceeded TVA’s 2024 summer peak of 31,096 MW, which was reached last August at a higher system temperature of 99 F.
This demonstrates the continued growth in electricity demand across the Valley, with higher usage occurring even at lower temperatures.
TVA remains committed to delivering reliable, resilient and affordable power to the people and businesses of the region.
For background information – these peaks are still well below the all-time summer peak of over 33,500 MW in August 2007 and the all-time peaks of over 35,000 MW set during both January 2025 and January 2024.