$450M for Memphis founder: We need to compare TVA vs. MISO power costs
Karl Schledwitz
Karl Schledwitz, chairman and CEO of Monogram Foods, is a founder of $450 Million for Memphis, which advocates an open bid process for the city’s power supply.
To date, four independent studies – including one also financed by MLGW – have come to the same conclusion that if Memphis would leave TVA and join MISO, the city could save up to $450 million a year.
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