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Opinion: TVA is let off the hook again

jgilliland@diversifiedtrust.com (Jim Gilliland Jr.) — Thu, 24 Oct 2024 04:00:02 -0500

“TVA is trying to distract us from remembering its broken promise and now charging us higher rates to fund self-congratulatory ads aimed at making us grateful to be their customer.”

Opinion: Taxpayers should hold TVA — and MLGW — accountable

jgilliland@diversifiedtrust.com (Jim Gilliland Jr.) — Mon, 4 Dec 2023 19:22:00 -0600

“It is suspicious that MLGW prefers to generate power — TVA’s job — rather than publicly admit TVA is hobbled. Whose interests are being protected?”

Opinion: Memphis deserves a competitive electricity bid

jgilliland@diversifiedtrust.com (Jim Gilliland Jr.) — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 12:42:30 -0500

Memphis is not in a weak position regarding our electricity choices, and $450M for Memphis believes that a city should never sign a $20 billion contract without at least one competitive bid that addresses all costs, terms and options.

Opinion: What the mayor’s energy report really says

jgilliland@diversifiedtrust.com (Jim Gilliland Jr.) — Sun, 16 Apr 2023 12:38:08 -0500

“The mayor’s report not only had different conclusions than those that were reported, but they elaborated on specific factors in which MLGW’s actions when it issued an RFP were inadequate and unprofessional.”

Opinion: TVA does not invest in West Tennessee

jgilliland@diversifiedtrust.com (Jim Gilliland Jr.) — Wed, 18 Jan 2023 10:52:04 -0600

“Heaping praise on power companies that merely do what they are supposed to do is pointless. The now-exposed reality is that TVA is no more reliable than its neighboring utilities.”

Opinion: TVA’s proposal is terrible for Memphis and Shelby County

jgilliland@diversifiedtrust.com (Jim Gilliland Jr.) — Thu, 22 Sep 2022 04:00:02 -0500

MLGW has failed its fiduciary duties to its ratepayers. The ratepayers deserves a fair RFP. City Council should vote against the TVA contract until all questions are answered, even if it takes a few years.

Opinion: Memphis avoided power blackouts. Here's why

jgilliland@diversifiedtrust.com (Jim Gilliland Jr.) — Mon, 1 Mar 2021 09:47:50 -0600

Why did we, in Memphis, not have power service interruption? The simple answer is that Tennessee did not receive the brunt of the severe weather like other states did.