First public bidder for MLGW electricity contract is familiar name
Franklin L. Haney Sr. (shown at the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in Hollywood, Ala.) and his Nuclear Development LLC planned to buy the plant in 2018 and establish a contract with MLGW. The process ultimately failed in a federal court ruling, but kickstarted MLGW’s yearslong search for a new electric provider. (Houston Cofield/Daily Memphian file)
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.
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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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