Winter storm revealed ‘myth of TVA’s invincibility,’ council member says
Dr. Jeff Warren believes it to be deceptive for TVA to use its reliability claims — 99.999% since 2000 — as a selling point as MLGW considered leaving. (Jim Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“I think the myth of TVA’s invincibility has been shown here, and I think we need to remember that as we try to figure out where we’re going to go as a system,” Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren said.
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Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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