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Posted by: Kate Prince on May 14, 2020

Chattanooga native and former Tennessee Valley Authority Chairman S. David Freeman has died after suffering a heart attack at the age of 94. Freeman worked for the TVA from 1948 to 1961, during which time he earned his law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law. Former President Jimmy Carter appointed Freeman to the TVA board in 1977 and he served as chair from 1978 until 1981. He was a champion of renewable energy, energy efficiency and clean transportation policies and advised Presidents Johnson, Nixon and Carter and the Senate Commerce Committee on energy policy. After retiring from full-time work at the age of 85, Freeman co-authored a book called "All-Electric America" that is said to make the case that an all-electric, all-renewable society by 2050 is both necessary and achievable. Read more from the Knoxville News Sentinel.