There are 15 article(s) tagged GDS Associates:

• September 2022

  • Letter to the Editor: Herman Morris Jr.: More time needed

    After taking almost 300 days to study the responses themselves and come up with their recommendation to stay with TVA, MLGW is allowing only 30 days for the public to review and comment.

    By Herman Morris Jr. September 25, 2022

  • City leaders to take ‘deeper dive’ into MLGW recommendation

    The recommendation Thursday, Sept. 1, from MLGW CEO and President J.T. Young will likely not be the last word on the issue.

    By Bill Dries September 04, 2022

• July 2022

  • Opinion: MLGW consultant massively underestimated benefits of leaving TVA

    Former MLGW president and CEO: “The consultant’s presentation seemed designed to frighten and make people afraid to take the risk of leaving TVA, rather than make us aware of its benefits and rewards.”

    By Herman Morris Jr. July 06, 2022

• June 2022

  • First public bidder for MLGW electricity contract is familiar name

    At a meeting Tuesday, local residents in favor of a split from the Tennessee Valley Authority criticized MLGW’s bid process — and learned who submitted at least one of the power proposals. 

    By Keely Brewer June 16, 2022

  • MLGW savings less than expected under new power proposals

    For years, advocates have said MLGW could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually by leaving TVA and buying electricity from someone else. But savings of “huge dollars” didn’t materialize in the latest proposals from other providers.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2022

  • Public to get first look at new power proposals Thursday

    The Thursday meeting will be the first look at some of the price quotes and other proposals to replace TVA as MLGW’s supplier of electric power. But there will probably still be some secrecy about who made what bid.

    By Bill Dries June 07, 2022

• August 2021

  • MLGW takes another step toward possible break with TVA

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division has issued the second of three RFPs — requests for proposal — in its process of determining whether to stay with the Tennessee Valley Authority or leave it for another electric power wholesaler.

    By Bill Dries August 06, 2021

• July 2021

  • MLGW begins proposal process for possible TVA break

    Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division began the process Monday, July 12, of soliciting proposals for possibly cutting ties to the Tennessee Valley Authority, its electric power provider for the past 80 years.

    By Bill Dries July 12, 2021

• April 2021

  • City Council Scorecard: Anatomy of a Do-Over

    The City Council Scorecard peels back the layers on the council’s April 6 vote on a $520,000 contract that put the issue of MLGW leaving TVA back on track after six months in limbo. 

    By Bill Dries April 11, 2021

  • MLGW to get energy bids; council to get more info in process

    The City Council voted Tuesday, April 6, to approve a consultant’s contract that is the next step leading to recommendations by the end of this year. But there was some dissent on the council before the vote.

    By Bill Dries April 07, 2021

• March 2021

  • MLGW board approves contract that gets TVA process back on track

    The $520,000 consulting contract is a close but not exact match of the one the City Council rejected last October. The rejection stalled the process of considering an exit from TVA by six months. The new contract goes to the council for approval next week with price estimates due by the end of this year.

    By Bill Dries March 31, 2021

• October 2020

  • MLGW-TVA discussion must move faster, city council member says

    Memphis City Council member Jeff Warren on The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast says there could still be an agreement on the next step in the MLGW-TVA issue. He also warns that the Tennessee Legislature could close the door on a possible MLGW exit from TVA if there isn’t a shorter timeline.

    By Bill Dries October 10, 2020

  • City Council rejects MLGW consultant contract

    Memphis City Council members have rejected a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division contract with a power industry consultant to explore what it would take for the utility to leave the Tennessee Valley Authority. The vote stops the two-year old process, at least for now. The MLGW board could have a response Wednesday morning at its regular meeting.

    By Bill Dries October 07, 2020

• September 2020

  • MLGW board hires consulting firm to seek proposals for power sources

    MLGW votes to hire Georgia consulting firm to get proposals on companies seeking to replace TVA as the energy source for the utility. 

    By Yolanda Jones September 25, 2020

  • MLGW close to hiring familiar consulting firm in TVA exploration

    GDS Associates, a Georgia company whose report in February 2019 kicked off MLGW’s examination of cutting ties to the Tennessee Valley Authority, is recommended for the $520,000 contract. 

    By Bill Dries September 17, 2020