Stay or Leave TVA: Critical first draft report expected to say it’s more complicated
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland, among others, endorsed the view that MLGW should produce some of its own electricity no matter how its relationship with the TVA changes. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
The first draft report, which MLGW will release by Friday, likely won't outline a simple unplugging from TVA and plugging in somewhere else. MLGW's president and CEO said in a "Behind the Headlines" interview it's a risky move without the utility generating some of its own power. And two Entergy executives nearby back him on that assertion.
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Bill Dries
Bill Dries covers city government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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