Opinion: TVA should finish the Bellefonte Nuclear Plant
Construction on Tennessee Valley Authority's Bellefonte Nuclear Plant in north Alabama started in 1974 but halted in 1988. (Eric Schultz/AP file)
Chris Grayson
Chris Grayson is president of the Memphis chapter of the Applied Artificial Intelligence, a market analyst in AR optics OEMs, and a veteran of the Silicon Valley and New York advertising industry.
“Our low energy costs, abundant land, strong distribution network, and leadership in advanced manufacturing give Memphis a competitive edge. But we’ll only keep that edge if we expand generation capacity now.”
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