Electric utility boards in Nashville, Knoxville and Chattanooga could see dramatic overhauls if legislation now moving in the House becomes law.
House Bill 2418, introduced in response to Nashville Electric Service’s management of Winter Storm Fern, would require all city-owned electric utilities to add voting board members from each county they operate in.
Sponsors have proposed the bill as a rejoinder for NES’ failure to prevent extended outages that left tens of thousands without power for more than a week in Nashville…