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Join us at ETEC in person or virtually on Friday, October 11th at 7:30 am to learn about Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)'s Draft Integrated Resource Plan (IRP). Hunter Reed, TVA's IRP Project Manager and Amy Edge, TVA's Director of Customer and Community Relations will be discussing the Draft 2025 IRP. Their bios are below.

The IRP examines economic, regulatory and market-driven scenarios which are outside TVA’s control, as well as strategies that TVA could utilize to respond to these scenarios while continuing to provide reliable power at the lowest possible cost. 

You can find more information and a PDF file of the IRP linked HERE.

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This month's ETEC Friday Morning Meeting Series are sponsored by UCOR. 

Hunter Reed
Project Manager for IRP
TVA

Hunter has been with the Tennessee Valley Authority for 12 years, with equal time spent in Information Technology (IT) systems engineering and generation resource planning.

Hunter currently serves as the project manager for TVA’s 2025 IRP which serves as a comprehensive study that evaluates the region’s future power needs, the resource options available for meeting that demand and the potential economic, environmental and operating impacts of these options. It serves as a compass, providing strategic direction for how TVA can continue to provide affordable, reliable, resilient and increasingly cleaner power for decades to come.

Outside of the IRP, Hunter’s group facilitates the development of TVA’s long term-term power generation strategy through detailed capacity expansion modeling and heavy collaboration with other departments across TVA.

Since joining TVA in 2012, Hunter has held several key positions including:

• Senior Specialist, Resource Strategy

• Specialist III, Resource Strategy

• IT Product Engineer

As an Eagle Scout, he developed an early passion for servant leadership. He enjoys learning new things but finds even greater pleasure in teaching the things he has learned to others. Hunter’s areas of interest include strategic planning, leveraging technology, personal finance and biblical studies.

Born in Winchester, TN, Reed resides in Chattanooga with his wife and two sons. As a family, they love the outdoors, especially hiking and ultimate frisbee.

Amy Edge 
Director of Customer and Community Relations
TVA

Amy is serving in an interim role supporting TVA’s 2025 IRP development. In this role, Amy is responsible for leading valley-wide engagement strategies with TVA stakeholders to ensure a strong connectivity and involvement with the IRP process.

Previously, Amy led the East Region Customer Relations and is responsible for inspiring and driving success by proactively influencing outcomes, effectively managing relationships, and delivering value- added services. In addition, the role requires the promotion of collaborative and mutually beneficial partnerships with internal business partners, local power companies (LPCs), directly served customers, communities and external stakeholders.

Amy has served as a member of the External Relations leadership team for over a decade. Areas of responsibility have included: supporting strategic customer and stakeholder initiatives, competitiveness assessments, customer partnership enhancements, customer leadership collaboration, innovation, and design thinking.

Since joining TVA in 2009, Amy has held several key positions including:

•  Executive Senior Advisor roles in support of: CEO, CFO, and SVP Policy & Oversight

•  Senior Manager of Organizational Health

•  Director of Organizational Effectiveness

•  Rotational Leadership Positions (Customer Strategic Initiatives)

Amy has led several significant projects and initiatives working collaboratively across the agency. 

Some of her key achievements include:

•  Lead on several company-wide employee engagement activities including: Way Forward Maps, Health 

Influencer Summits, Close-ups video series, Employee Resource Groups, Employee Advisory Groups, and Leadership Matters

•  Lead on the wholesale rate competitiveness study

•  Lead on collaborative strategic planning development opportunities for LPCs

•  Lead on macro customer issue resolution, including both internal and external alignment, ultimately leading to the development of the long-term agreement

Most recent work areas include:

•  36 East Region LPCs secured as long-term partners

•  Various innovation pilots and initiatives underway in the area of electric vehicles, battery storage and connected communities

•  Several flexibility projects in play across the East Region

•  Northeast LPC leaders serving as vocal and effective advocates for the value of the valley public power model at the local, state and federal levels

•  East Region Team driving progress by serving on a number of cross functional teams promoting continuous improvement and progress in a variety of areas

Prior to joining TVA, Edge served as President and CEO of Highland Mortgage Company in Atlanta, Georgia (2000-2008) and General District Manager for Darden Restaurants (1991-1998).

Born in Guam, Edge resides in Knoxville with her three daughters, Sarah, Hannah, and Emily.