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Why did critics disapprove of the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA)?

Power companies resented the cheaper energy which was available through the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The power companies also felt that the government's involvement in the power business was unconstitutional.


Under which of these were dams built where they were needed to provide electric power to urban and rural areas?

Tennessee Valley Authority


Why did critics disapprove of the Tennessee valley authority?

Power companies resented the cheaper energy which was available through the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). The power companies also felt that the government's involvement in the power business was unconstitutional.


What does tva stand for?

Tennessee Valley Authority. It was a works project that provide inexpensive electric power to some rural Southern States.


Why did the Tennessee Valley Authority attract so much criticism?

it was a power company run by the federal government.


What New Deal program focused on the building of dams and power plants using hydroelectric power in the south?

Tennessee Valley Authority


Why was the creation of the Tennessee Valley Authority controversial?

The Tennessee Valley Authority was created by an act of congress in 1933, during the Great Depression. It basically supplies electricity to parts of US states in the "Tennessee Valley". Its critics claimed that it was too much governmental interference in the private sector. Some called it "socialism". It was very controversial in its time.


How many lakes did the tva make?

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) created around 49 reservoirs and lakes as part of its water management and power generation projects in the Tennessee River Valley region.


What does TVA do?

The Tennessee Valley Authority's primary function is to generate electric power, largely through hydroelectric generators running from water in the Tennessee River Valley, and to distribute that power to consumers and industry. The TVA produces a very high percentage of its power through hydroelectric power (which is renewable by the way); one of the highest in the U.S.


Under which US program were projects involving forest conservation and power generating plants completed in the Tennessee Valley?

Eastern rural areas drastically affected by the Great Depression were assisted by the formation of the Tennessee Valley Authority, which began in 1933.


What program provided jobs food control and electrical power to the people of Tennessee during the depression?

The Tennessee Valley Authority was a true boon for the people of Tennessee. This government owned corporation surely saved the lives of many poor people.


New Deal agency that aroused strong criticism by producing low-cost electrical power in competition with private utilities?

TVA (Tennessee Valley Authority)