TVA Customers Experience Power Outages As System Reaches Record Power Demand

Despite Talks Over The Last Few Months About Upgraded Systems And Rate Increases For Customers In An Effort To “Ensure The Region Has The Energy It Needs To Meet Growing Demand”, The Tennessee Valley Authority Proved Unable To Keep Up With The State’s Power Demands During Recent Extreme Winter Conditions.

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Poor State Parenting, Human Errors, Christmas Pardons, Not So Pro-Life Republicans, Eminent Domain, Knox Drag & Blackouts – The TennCon Big 7!

• The State Makes A Poor Parent Says New Tennessee DCS Commissioner
• “Human Error” To Blame For Wrong Ballots Given To Davidson County Voters
• Governor Lee Grants Christmas Pardons, Bashes Biden’s Plan to Send Immigrants To TN
• Republican Senator To Sponsor Bill To Add Exceptions To TN Abortion Ban
• 7th Generation Farmer Reaches Out To Community To Prevent Eminent Domain Grab Of TN Family Farm
• Knoxville Mayor Attends Drag Queen Christmas Show At Publicly Funded Theater
• TVA Issues Apology For Power Outages During Severe Winter Weather

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Texas Attorney General Sues First Power Company, Warns Of Energy Price Hikes

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton Is Warning Texans To Be Aware Of Energy Price Hikes After Last Month’s Severe Winter Storm And Power Outages Left Millions In The Cold And Without Water For A Week Or More.

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Texas Gov. Blames Electricity Reliability Agency, Others Blame Legislature For Power Outages

Gov. Abbott Blamed Power Failures On The Electric Reliability Council Of Texas (ERCOT), The Non-Profit Corporation Tasked With Overseeing Energy Production For 26 Million Texans, While ERCOT Argues It Is Up To Legislators To Implement Minimal Weatherization Standards As ERCOT Has No Such Authority.

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Gov. Abbott Calls On Legislature To Mandate Winterization Of Texas’ Power System

After Widespread Power Failures, Governor Greg Abbott Is Calling On The Texas Legislature To Introduce Legislation And Authorize Funding To Winterize The State’s Power System.

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Dems Funnel Funds into Tennessee Renewable Energy Projects Amid Reports of Rising Need for Reliable Fuels

The Amount Of Energy Used To Produce One Dollar Of GDP In Tennessee Is Slightly Greater Than The Median Of Other States. This Indicates Tennessee May Need To Determine Their Own Best Practices, Despite What Other States Are Doing.

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Winter Storm Shuts Down Tennessee Legislature For Week

A Layer Of Ice And Snow Covered West And Middle Tennessee On Monday And Tuesday, Causing The State Legislature To Cancel Business For The Week.

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Deep Freeze Disrupts Missouri Natural Gas Supply, Induces Rolling Blackouts

Storms & Sustained Plunges Into Temperatures Below Zero Has Forced Missouri Lawmakers To Suspend Their 2021 Legislative Session For The Week & Disrupted COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution Plans Across The State. But That’s Not The Most Pressing Bad News In Missouri…

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Major Winter Storm Expected To Continue Across Tennessee

Over The Weekend, Tennesseans Began To Brace Themselves For The Major Winter Storm That Ran From Coast To Coast. The Icy Weather Is Expected To Continue Throughout Tuesday And Possibly Through The Week.

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