There are 7 article(s) tagged $450 Milion for Memphis:

• April 2022

  • Watch: The fight over terms for a TVA exit

    The leaders of the group “$450M For Memphis” talk on Behind The Headlines about their problems with the ongoing RFP process and why they are phasing out the group.

    By Bill Dries April 02, 2022

• February 2022

  • Energy activists question how MLGW worded power switch proposals

    The group “$450 Million For Memphis” says the bids from rival power suppliers should be redone to include proposals that are outside the basic requirements set up by MLGW management.

    By Bill Dries February 12, 2022

• July 2020

  • Opinion: Memphis deserves a competitive electricity bid

    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.

    By Jim Gilliland Jr. July 14, 2020

• June 2020

  • Draft report on MLGW-TVA relationship draws fire from all sides

    The civic group calling for MLGW to cut ties with TVA says TVA's estimate this week of hundreds of millions of dollars in expenses in the switch is wrong. And it says the draft report's recommendation of local power generation by MLGW is wrong too.

    By Bill Dries June 25, 2020

• May 2020

  • Behind the Headlines: Should MLGW leave TVA?

    "Behind the Headlines" host Eric Barnes and The Daily Memphian’s Bill Dries talk to Karl Schledwitz and Jim Gilliland of the group $450 Million for Memphis about the proposed plan for MLGW to break away from the Tennessee Valley Authority.

    By Eric Barnes May 19, 2020

  • Possible MLGW split from TVA draws questions over the right question to ask

    Two leaders of the civic group backing an end to TVA ties say on "Behind The Headlines" that they want to hear more about how much it would cost MLGW to go with another electric power supplier without having to generate its own power as well.

    By Bill Dries May 14, 2020

  • New civic group enters MLGW-TVA skirmish

    "$450 Million for Memphis" wants Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division to end its ties with TVA and start the move with a specific look at how much it would cost to sign on with the MISO network, the best known competitor for the city-owned utility that is TVA's biggest customer.

    By Bill Dries May 11, 2020