House committee questions TVA power rates
A letter from the chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee alleges Tennessee Valley Authority actions are “to the disadvantage of TVA’s ratepayers and the environment.” (The Daily Memphian file)
A nine-page letter from Capitol Hill questions a central tenet of TVA’s pitch for Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to remain the federal agency’s largest customer for electric power.
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