MLGW’s Young recommends putting talk of TVA split on hold
MLGW president and CEO J.T. Young delivers a “State of MLGW” address in February 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division President and CEO J.T. Young says spikes in bills and blackouts in other parts of the country show electric power isn’t a commodity but a necessity, representing a shift in the local debate that has been around getting a cheaper wholesale price for electricity.
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