Federal court rules TVA refusal to close on sale of Bellefonte plant was legal

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 28, 2021 3:38 PM CT | Published: August 27, 2021 4:15 PM CT
<strong>Chattanooga developer Franklin L. Haney Sr. stands in front of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Hollywood, Ala.</strong>&nbsp;(Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)

Chattanooga developer Franklin L. Haney Sr. stands in front of the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Hollywood, Ala. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)

Developer Franklin Haney’s plan to buy the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant and sell the electric power it generated to Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division started the ongoing exploration of MLGW possibly leaving the Tennessee Valley Authority.

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Bellefonte Nuclear Plant Franklin Haney MLGW TVA contract Bill Johnson Memphis Light Gas and Water Division

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