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Commission examines NES winter storm response, communication challenges

The Winter Storm Response Commission is examining how Nashville Electric Service managed January’s severe weather and communications.
NES updated its emergency plan and rebuilt its communications plan in response to the storm.
Utility officials are piloting underground power lines and adjusting tree trimming to boost resilience.
More than 230,000 NES customers were without power at the storm’s peak, with trees down and fatalities reported in Davidson County.
The commission will publish its first report later this year detailing factual findings from the storm response.
Public officials criticized information gaps and questioned why ZIP code estimates were not provided during outages.
NES president Teresa Broyles-Aplin defended information provision and emphasized no mandate to send crews to individual homes.
Officials aim to reduce restoration time and build long-term resilience against future storms.
The storm highlighted demand for embedded staff with deep knowledge of NES operations.

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