The board of directors of the Tennessee Valley Authority on April 24 announced the selection of Mike Skaggs as TVA’s interim President and CEO.
Skaggs has more than 40 years of experience in the utility industry including serving as TVA’s Chief Operating Officer (COO) from 2018 to 2021.
Skaggs’ steady leadership ensures reliability for the people TVA serves while the Board continues its permanent selection process, TVA said.
“Mike was a leader at TVA for more than two decades and has a strong understanding of TVA’s important role in powering our seven-state region,” said TVA Board Chair Mitch Graves. “As COO, he was responsible for TVA’s gas, coal, and hydro generating assets, as well as TVA’s River Forecast Center. He also led the effort to enhance and modernize TVA’s transmission grid – the nation’s second largest transmission system."
His leadership "and deep knowledge of nuclear generation aligns directly with TVA’s strategic focus on expanding and modernizing its nuclear fleet to support the region’s growing energy needs. As we continue to advance nuclear innovation and plan for future capacity, his experience will be invaluable in supporting our mission to provide reliable, affordable, American energy to the more than 10 million people we serve," Graves added.
Over the course of his TVA career, Skaggs played key roles in some of the agency’s most significant nuclear milestones. His experience includes the completion and startup of Watts Bar Nuclear Plant Unit 2, the recovery of Browns Ferry Unit 1—which returned that site to full three unit operation—and the successful management of two major steam generator replacement projects.
Skaggs joined TVA in 1994 as a project manager at Watts Bar Nuclear Plant and held multiple executive leadership positions across nuclear operations and construction. His assignments included roles in TVA’s corporate offices as well as at the Browns Ferry, Sequoyah and Watts Bar nuclear stations, where he helped strengthen performance, enhance operational discipline, and deliver complex capital projects safely and efficiently.
On April 3, TVA President and CEO Don Moul notified the TVA Board of Directors of his intention to retire effective July 1, 2026.
