Leaving TVA would require transmission network fix
Doug McGowen, MLGW’s CEO, said Friday the utility would have to reconfigure its transmission system if it left TVA and that was the reason for the jump in MLGW’s projected transmission costs when it bid out its electricity supply in 2021 and 2022. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Any change in electricity provider could require changes in that transmission system, MLGW leadership says.
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