The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States that provides electricity for the Tennessee Valley region, which includes parts of Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Kentucky, Georgia, North Carolina, and Virginia. The TVA was created in 1933 as part of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal program to provide jobs and economic development in the region. It is the largest public power provider in the United States, and it also manages the Tennessee River and its tributaries for flood control, navigation, and other purposes. The TVA operates a number of hydroelectric dams and fossil fuel power plants to generate electricity, and it also promotes energy efficiency and renewable energy sources.