NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) – As Nashville remains largely blacked out from the icy conditions left by the recent winter storm, Music City’s electric company has come under scrutiny for its preparedness and ability to remedy the situation for affected residents.
Nashville Electric Service has had crews working around the clock since Sunday, navigating dangerously icy roads and downed trees to reach hundreds of damaged power poles all over the metropolitan area.
#NESOutageAlert January 28 11pmNashville, we know being without power in this cold is a massive hardship. This historic storm snapped hundreds of poles and left half the city in the dark, but we are working around the clock to fix it.With nearly 1,000 lineworkers from seven… pic.twitter.com/DCuLpZB3wF
— Nashville Electric Service (@NESpower) January 29, 2026
NES brought in linemen from outside companies by the hundreds to assist in the restoration effort, which at its worst point was dealing with more than 230,000 outages…