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Press Mention Commercial Appeal September 24, 2020

SACE Quoted Web article

City council and MLGW can create 'triple play' opportunity for Memphis by breaking ties with TVA | Opinion

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Dr. Stephen A. Smith, Executive Director of SACE, and Pearl Eva Walker co-author an op-ed urging Memphis City Council to approve MLGW's request for proposals to source power from alternatives to TVA. The authors argue that switching suppliers could save Memphis hundreds of millions of dollars annually while creating local jobs and enabling investment in energy efficiency programs, particularly benefiting low-income residents struggling with high energy costs.

It is an absolute duty to the people of Memphis that we do whatever it takes to ensure an affordable, equitable, and clean energy future for all Memphians.

Stephen A. Smith
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