Austin Bell

The Tennessee Valley Authority is the host utility. A generator-focused lunch-and-learn covers generator testing benefits, safety and expected results, along with extending generator life through condition-based maintenance. The program also offers tours of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers’ Old Hickory Project, a run-of-river, multipurpose water-resources facility combining hydropower generation and navigation. The project is undergoing rehabilitation that includes transformer and exciter replacements, installation of an intake gantry crane, and turbine-generator overhauls. Tour participants can observe a disassembled unit.