UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13, 15(d), or 37 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 20, 2010


 
TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

         
A corporate agency of the United States created by an act of Congress
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
 
000-52313
(Commission file number)
 
62-0474417
 (IRS Employer Identification No.)
         
400 W. Summit Hill Drive
Knoxville, Tennessee
 (Address of principal executive offices)
     
37902
 (Zip Code)

(865) 632-2101
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

None
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)


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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

The Board of Directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority, at its August 20, 2010 public meeting, established two corporate performance measures that are to be used in calculating the funding pool for Executive Annual Incentive Plan awards for fiscal year 2011:  Equivalent Availability Factor and Net Cash Flow.  The weight and targets associated with these performance measures are as follows:

 
Performance Measure
 
Weight
Threshold
(50%)
Target
(100%)
Maximum
(150%)
 
Equivalent Availability Factor1
 
50%
 
84.1%
 
86.0%
 
87.9%
 
 
Net Cash Flow2
 
 
50%
 
$150 Million Less Than Budget
 
Budget
 
$150 Million More Than Budget

1 Equivalent Availability Factor is a ratio of actual available generation from all TVA coal, combined cycle, and nuclear generating assets in a given period compared to maximum availability.

2 Net Cash Flow equals Cash Flow from Operations + Investing Cash Flow - Net Cash Flow from Change in Fuel Cost Adjustment Deferral Account.




 
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SIGNATURES


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 

Date: August 24, 2010
Tennessee Valley Authority
 
(Registrant)
   
   
   
  /s/ John M. Thomas III
 
John M. Thomas III
 
Chief Financial Officer


 
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