{"id":375629,"date":"2026-04-05T02:12:13","date_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:12:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/375629\/"},"modified":"2026-04-05T02:12:13","modified_gmt":"2026-04-05T02:12:13","slug":"tva-ceo-announces-retirement-weeks-after-trump-recommends-500k-pay-cap-local-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/375629\/","title":{"rendered":"TVA CEO announces retirement weeks after Trump recommends $500k pay cap | Local News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Don Moul, has notified the board of his intent to retire, Local 3 has learned.<\/p>\n<p>His retirement will be effective on Wednesday, July 1, a TVA spokesman tells us over email.<\/p>\n<p>                    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local3news.com\/local-news\/president-trump-recommends-500k-pay-cap-for-all-tva-employees\/article_ba58a14e-a017-4049-9512-99b4e2075ab2.html\" class=\"tnt-asset-link\" aria-label=\"President Trump recommends $500K pay cap for all TVA employees\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>                &#13;<br \/>\n                        <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAAQAAAADCAQAAAAe\/WZNAAAAEElEQVR42mM8U88ABowYDABAxQPltt5zqAAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" alt=\"President Trump recommends $500K pay cap for all TVA employees\" class=\"img-responsive lazyload full blur\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data- data-\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>             <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/69b864d4092d6.preview.jpg\" alt=\"\" aria-hidden=\"true\" loading=\"lazy\" height=\"113\" width=\"200\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"tnt-summary\">President Donald Trump has signed a memorandum requesting that the Tennessee Valley Authorit\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The news comes just weeks after President Trump <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local3news.com\/local-news\/president-trump-recommends-500k-pay-cap-for-all-tva-employees\/article_ba58a14e-a017-4049-9512-99b4e2075ab2.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">recommended a $500k pay cap for all TVA employees.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Moul\u2019s base salary is $1.2 million, according to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but there were performance-based incentives that made it even higher.<\/p>\n<p>Director Mitch Graves says the board appreciates his service to employees and the people of the Tennessee Valley:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cUnder his leadership, TVA has had strong operational and financial performance delivering reliable, affordable, American energy that helps communities across our seven states prosper.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Moul was appointed by the board of directors in April 2025 and had previously served as TVA\u2019s executive vice president and chief operating officer.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure, TVA and ENTRA1 reached an agreement to collaborate and develop plans to provide TVA with up to 6 gigawatts of new nuclear power generation from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.local3news.com\/local-news\/tva-entra1-energy-sign-agreement-for-nuclear-power-via-small-modular-reactors\/article_cd201e54-3e8d-4442-8a6e-b88e66b8b26c.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">small modular reactors.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>We\u2019re working to learn more about this story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The president and CEO of the Tennessee Valley Authority, Don Moul, has notified the board of his 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