Unlike TVA the rest of the world is moving away from nuclear power so a large nuclear fuel producer in KY is closing down. In the fray we have two very telling statements. First Senator Corker...

TVA industrial rates have risen more than other utilities in the past decade even though TVA's overall electricity prices remain below the U.S. average.

Calling BS on that statement is EPB President Harold DePriest, chairman of the Tennessee Valley Public Power Association which represents the 155 distributors...

"Unfortunately, TVA is not as competitive as it once was and some industrial customers have indicated that production may move to plants elsewhere where power is cheaper,"

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