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        5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
        Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
        Officers.</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Approval
        of Performance Award for Senior Vice President and
        Treasurer</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">On
        December 3, 2007, President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Kilgore approved
        a
        lump sum performance award of $50,000 to John M. Hoskins, Senior Vice President
        and Treasurer, in recognition of Mr. Hoskins&#8217; service as TVA&#8217;s Interim Chief
        Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Financial Services.&#160;&#160;A
        copy of the award approval is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;"><strong>Appointment
        of Principal Accounting Officer</strong></font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">On
        December 4, 2007, TVA announced the appointment of John M. Thomas III as
        Vice
        President and Controller and its Chief Accounting Officer, effective January
        7,
        2008.</font></div>
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        Thomas will be responsible for the development and maintenance of TVA accounting
        policies and practices, compliance with SEC reporting requirements including
        disclosures, internal controls, and financial reports, development of policy
        and
        methods for business planning, budgeting and financial management, and ensuring
        consistency with TVA financial policy.&#160;&#160;In addition, he will provide
        oversight and analysis of financial and performance reporting and he will
        serve
        as the primary management point of contact for the Audit and Ethics
        Committee.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
        Thomas, age 44, has been the General Manager, Operations Business Services
        at
        TVA since 2006.&#160;&#160;In this position, he is responsible for financial and
        performance reporting and budgeting for TVA&#8217;s operations organizations including
        Nuclear Generation, Fossil Generation, River Operations, Power System
        Operations, and Commercial Operations and Fuels.&#160;&#160;In addition, he has
        responsibility for administration of capital planning and prioritization
        and
        benchmarking.&#160;&#160;Mr. Thomas joined TVA in 2005 as Senior Advisor for the
        Bulk Power Trading organization.&#160;&#160;Prior to joining TVA, Mr. Thomas was
        Chief Financial Officer in 2005 for Benson Security Systems, a security system
        integrator located in Gilbert, Arizona.&#160;&#160;In that position he was
        responsible for strategic planning, accounting operations, treasury and
        financial reporting.&#160;&#160;From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Thomas was Controller,
        Progress Fuels Corporation and from 2001 to 2003 was Controller, Progress
        Ventures Inc., both subsidiaries of Progress Energy, a diversified energy
        company, in Raleigh, North Carolina.&#160;&#160;In those positions, Mr. Thomas
        was responsible for accounting operations, financial reporting, forecasting,
        and
        risk management.</font></div>
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      <div style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN-LEFT: 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: 0pt; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0pt" align="left"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Mr.
        Thomas has a B.A. in Accounting and a B.A. in Business Management from North
        Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.</font></div>
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        Thomas will receive an annual salary of $240,000.&#160;&#160;He will be&#160;a
        participant in TVA&#8217;s Executive Annual Incentive Plan&#160;with an annual
        incentive opportunity of&#160;45&#160;percent of his annual salary in 2008, and
        in TVA&#8217;s Long-Term Incentive Plan&#160;with a long-term incentive opportunity of
        30 percent of his annual salary (beginning with the performance
        cycle&#160;ending on September 30, 2008).&#160;&#160;Mr. Thomas will also
        receive a vehicle allowance of approximately $9,100 per year.</font></div>
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        are
        no family relationships between Mr.&#160;Thomas and any director, executive
        officer, or person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive
        officer
        of TVA. Mr. Thomas is not party to, and does not have a direct or indirect
        material interest in, any transactions or arrangements with TVA other than
        in
        connection with his employment as described in this report.</font></div>
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    <div><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Times New Roman;">Pursuant
      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant
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      duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto
      duly authorized.</font></div>
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tva8-k.htm
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): December 3, 2007
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
(I.R.S.
                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)
Check
      the
      appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously
      satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following
      provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[   ]  Written
      communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR
      230.425)
[   ]  Soliciting
      material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14a-12)
[   ]  Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.14d-2(b))
[   ]   Pre-commencement
      communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR
      240.13e-4(c))
Item
        5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors;
        Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain
        Officers.
Approval
        of Performance Award for Senior Vice President and
        Treasurer
On
        December 3, 2007, President and Chief Executive Officer Tom Kilgore approved
        a
        lump sum performance award of $50,000 to John M. Hoskins, Senior Vice President
        and Treasurer, in recognition of Mr. Hoskins' service as TVA's Interim Chief
        Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Financial Services.  A
        copy of the award approval is attached as Exhibit 99.1 hereto.
Appointment
        of Principal Accounting Officer
On
        December 4, 2007, TVA announced the appointment of John M. Thomas III as
        Vice
        President and Controller and its Chief Accounting Officer, effective January
        7,
        2008.
Mr.
        Thomas will be responsible for the development and maintenance of TVA accounting
        policies and practices, compliance with SEC reporting requirements including
        disclosures, internal controls, and financial reports, development of policy
        and
        methods for business planning, budgeting and financial management, and ensuring
        consistency with TVA financial policy.  In addition, he will provide
        oversight and analysis of financial and performance reporting and he will
        serve
        as the primary management point of contact for the Audit and Ethics
        Committee.
Mr.
        Thomas, age 44, has been the General Manager, Operations Business Services
        at
        TVA since 2006.  In this position, he is responsible for financial and
        performance reporting and budgeting for TVA's operations organizations including
        Nuclear Generation, Fossil Generation, River Operations, Power System
        Operations, and Commercial Operations and Fuels.  In addition, he has
        responsibility for administration of capital planning and prioritization
        and
        benchmarking.  Mr. Thomas joined TVA in 2005 as Senior Advisor for the
        Bulk Power Trading organization.  Prior to joining TVA, Mr. Thomas was
        Chief Financial Officer in 2005 for Benson Security Systems, a security system
        integrator located in Gilbert, Arizona.  In that position he was
        responsible for strategic planning, accounting operations, treasury and
        financial reporting.  From 2003 to 2005, Mr. Thomas was Controller,
        Progress Fuels Corporation and from 2001 to 2003 was Controller, Progress
        Ventures Inc., both subsidiaries of Progress Energy, a diversified energy
        company, in Raleigh, North Carolina.  In those positions, Mr. Thomas
        was responsible for accounting operations, financial reporting, forecasting,
        and
        risk management.
Mr.
        Thomas has a B.A. in Accounting and a B.A. in Business Management from North
        Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina.
Mr.
        Thomas will receive an annual salary of $240,000.  He will be a
        participant in TVA's Executive Annual Incentive Plan with an annual
        incentive opportunity of 45 percent of his annual salary in 2008, and
        in TVA's Long-Term Incentive Plan with a long-term incentive opportunity of
        30 percent of his annual salary (beginning with the performance
        cycle ending on September 30, 2008).  Mr. Thomas will also
        receive a vehicle allowance of approximately $9,100 per year.
There
        are
        no family relationships between Mr. Thomas and any director, executive
        officer, or person nominated or chosen to become a director or executive
        officer
        of TVA. Mr. Thomas is not party to, and does not have a direct or indirect
        material interest in, any transactions or arrangements with TVA other than
        in
        connection with his employment as described in this report.
Item
      9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits
EXHIBIT
                NO.
DESCRIPTION
                OF EXHIBIT
99.1
Approval
                of Lump Sum Performance Award for John M. Hoskins Dated December
                3,
                2007
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.
Tennessee
      Valley
      Authority
(Registrant)
Date:
      December 6,
      2007
/s/
      Kimberly S.
      Greene
Kimberly
      S. Greene
Chief
      Financial Officer
      and
Executive
      Vice President, Financial
      Services
EXHIBIT
      INDEX
This
      exhibit is filed pursuant to Item
      5.02.
EXHIBIT
                NO.
DESCRIPTION
                OF EXHIBIT
99.1
Approval
                of Lump Sum Performance Award for John M. Hoskins Dated December
                3,
                2007