TVA Is Cheating The System

Had to get this blog post out immediately, because something is not adding up. 

Today, December 24, 2022, TVA is asking for rolling power outages. They cite "unprecedented usage." 

Meanwhile, I do not believe it for a moment. Why, you ask? Simple - they are a government entity and the government has a horrendous track record with the truth. But this is more than just some "conspiracy theory" (which have all been coming true the last few years). Let's look at some counter-evidence. 

TVA had similar usage this past summer. From the article:

TVA CEO Jeff Lyash said the next two weeks will propel its systems beyond 30,000 megawatts this month – the highest number in over a decade.

"We're at the beginning of a heat wave," Lyash said. "Other systems will falter because they're short on electricity. TVA will not."

Electricity demand surged to its highest-ever capacity of 31,311 megawatts on Monday night, TVA officials said.

Meanwhile, only 62% of Tennesseans use electricity for their heat source. 

It would stand to reason that all usage in the summer (which resulted in one of TVA's top performing years, economically - go look it up at their site) is much higher than in the winter. 

So why would TVA do this?

A wise man once said "follow the money."

If you have your heat turned off for 15 more minutes every hour, then your heater must make up for the lost temperature. This is called "Thermostat Setback" and is a well-documented phenomenon. 

TVA is bilking you and I for more money!

So here are some memes. Use them! 

The meme that was linked to by Steve in the comments: