Power needs could hit summer record Thursday

By , Daily Memphian Updated: August 24, 2023 1:47 PM CT | Published: August 24, 2023 1:47 PM CT

If estimates hold true, TVA will experience the highest demand for electricity of the summer Thursday; it would also be the highest power demand during any August in more than a decade. 

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Keely Brewer

Keely Brewer

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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