Memphis’ power provider needs to double — or maybe triple — energy supply
Transmission lines and cooling towers at the TVA’s Shawnee Power Plant in Kentucky are illuminated by the rising sun. (Ryan Hermens/The Paducah Sun via AP file)
It took the Tennessee Valley Authority 90 years to build its current electric grid, but it’s going to need to move a lot quicker to keep up with its customers’ need for power.
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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.
Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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