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Environment & Energy

PamW

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15. TVA of course..

Reply to RobertEarl (Reply #13)

Thu May 31, 2012, 09:23 AM

May 2012

TVA, Duke Power and Progress Energy supply electricity to millions of people.
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TVA of course is Government-owned. That's the US Government that is the owner of TVA:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tennessee_Valley_Authority

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a federally owned corporation in the United States created by congressional charter in May 1933...

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Big Coal and Nuke Power Plant Owners [View all] RobertEarl May 2012 OP

Hardly an accurate statement in there. FBaggins May 2012 #1

Well let me see madokie May 2012 #2

We lost so much losing Carter RobertEarl May 2012 #3

In my eyes the election of '80 was the first out right theft of the Presidency in modern times madokie May 2012 #4

Nuclear was the oddball of the non-renewable power industry Kolesar May 2012 #5

DoE and Big Easy Money RobertEarl May 2012 #8

Carter is NOT a "nuclear expert" by ANY definition PamW May 2012 #6

Great idea Carter had RobertEarl May 2012 #7

Wasn't Carter's idea PamW May 2012 #9

You forget one of Carter's other ideas... FBaggins May 2012 #10

wow RobertEarl May 2012 #11

What a crock FBaggins May 2012 #12

I have a good memory for stupid quotes... PamW May 2012 #14

Not universally true, Throckmorton May 2012 #18

In my area are three big electricity suppliers RobertEarl May 2012 #13

TVA of course.. PamW May 2012 #15

Yep. TVA is government owned RobertEarl May 2012 #16

This message was self-deleted by its author FBaggins May 2012 #17