Press Mention Times Free Press May 17, 2021
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State opposes opening up TVA transmission lines for other power suppliers
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Tennessee's attorney general opposes a motion by four TVA distributors to source power from alternative suppliers via TVA transmission lines, arguing the move would harm most state electricity users by shifting costs and reducing reliability. Although Tennessee has no regulatory authority over the federally owned TVA, the state is asking FERC to block the distributors' effort to bring cheaper power to their customers.
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State opposes opening up TVA transmission lines for other power suppliers
May 18, 2021
by
Dave Flessner
| Updated May 19, 2021 at 9:45 a.m.
Tennessee's attorney general claims an effort by local power companies to try to bring cheaper power to their customers along Tennessee Valley Authority transmission lines will hurt most of the state's electricity users by shifting costs and reducing power reliability.
Although the state of Tennessee has no regulatory role over the federally owned TVA, the state's top legal officer is asking the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) to block a motion by four TVA distributors to go elsewhere for their power supplies.