The city’s municipal utility, TVA’s largest customer, has launched a study to explore whether it can save money by breaking away from TVA, possibly by developing or buying renewable energy sources like solar and wind. Memphis’ move, encouraged by environmentalists who have laid out a road-map for transformation, comes as other large cities in Tennessee—including Nashville and Knoxville—are encouraging TVA to transition faster to renewable energy.
See Memphis Light Gas & Water RFP for Power Supply Alternatives