What This Story Is About
- The Metro Council Minority Caucus issued a statement denouncing claims that the Nashville Electric Service is prioritizing power restoration based on race or class.
Why It Matters
- The caucus issued the statement following claims circulating online suggesting NES was prioritizing restoring certain people’s power over others.
- NES crews are continuing to restore widespread outages affecting thousands across the service area.
For Context
- TEMA reports that outages peaked at 315,533 during this ice storm statewide. Nashville outages peaked at about 230,000.
NASHVILLE, TN (WSMV) – The Metro Council Minority Caucus has issued a statement regarding claims suggesting that the Nashville Electric Service is prioritizing power restoration based on race or class.
The caucus denounced the claims, saying they’ve “found no evidence to support these claims.”
“Power outages remain widespread across Davidson County,” the caucus said. “Some of Nashville’s most affluent neighborhoods are still without electricity, just as many working-class and historically marginalized communities are. The outages reflect the scale and severity of the storm, not discriminatory decision-making.”…