Federal Power: Regional Effects of Changes in PMAs' Rates

摘要

Since the New Deal, the federal government has established about 130 water projects that in addition to promoting agriculture, flood control, navigation, and other activities also produce electric power. To provide this power to large portions of rural America, the government also created five power marketing administrations (PMA), along with the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). These facilities have been part of the electrification of America, especially rural America. In 1940, about 25 percent of all households lacked electricity and 70 percent of farms, whereas today, virtually all households have electricity.