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elleng

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1. Tennessee Valley Authority's

Reply to Duppers (Original post)

Wed Feb 17, 2021, 11:48 PM

Feb 2021

'continued reliability is a product of its dedicated workforce and its public power system model.

"We have been built and funded by the people of the United States and the Tennessee Valley and are beholden to them alone," he said, adding that the utility can plan its grid and operations more conservatively in the absence of investor pressure.

"We work to balance cost and high reliability and ensure a diverse fleet so that we have the ability to shift power sources if need be," he said.'

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Tennessee Valley Authority's elleng Feb 2021 #1

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