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Question: So the TVA has long been a subject of political conflict between the Republican and Democratic Political Parties going back to its creation in 1933 under FDR. It was heavily criticized by Republican political leaders for decades among many regions of the
#1
100% Best deal ever both in Historical and Modern Social Context
 
#2
75% Good deal at the time with some flaws both historically and modern era
 
#3
50% Decent deal at the time, but maybe some issues in modern times
 
#4
25% Issues at the time and issues today
 
#5
0% TVA was a bad idea at the time and doesn't work today
 
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Dabeav
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« on: June 21, 2019, 09:35:15 AM »

Coal slurry retention pond failures,  high prices,  no competition,  yep it's an FDR boondoggle. 0%.
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Dabeav
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« Reply #1 on: June 23, 2019, 02:27:26 AM »

Coal slurry retention pond failures,  high prices,  no competition,  yep it's an FDR boondoggle. 0%.

Are TVA prices really higher than the competition?

"69% of the top 100 utility companies charge more than we do"

https://www.tva.com/Newsroom/How-TVA-Helps-Keep-Your-Power-Bill-Low

https://www.mtemc.com/Residential-Rates

Now, it is possible you are talking about recent increases for residential consumers to essentially provide savings to industrial consumers of it's energy supply, which I suspect is what Del Tachi referenced below.

https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/2018/01/30/tva-tennessee-valley-authority-utility-rates-power-bills/1080017001/

https://cleanenergy.org/blog/industrial-rate-cut-tva/

They are also high for the region I believe, and for the income-level of the average consumer.
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