Nashville, Tenn. (WZTV) — On Friday, January 30th, Governor Lee issued a statement regarding the tens of thousands of NES customers who remain without power just under a week post-storm.
” Tennesseans are facing an extremely challenging recovery process as a result of Winter Storm Fern, and they need a clear timeline for power restoration, transparency on the number of linemen deployed, and a better understanding of when work will be completed in their neighborhood.
I have shared my strong concerns with NES leadership, as well as my expectation that both communication with their customers and power restoration efforts must improve. We will continue to track progress, and have further discussion about how to ensure efficient local response going forward…