Bill Lee had not publicly issued a statement or executive order on the activation stage by 2 p.m. What we know: TVA ordered rolling blackouts for the first time in 90 years amid freezing tempsĪt the same time, the Tennessee Emergency Management Agency reported a low-level state of emergency, Gov. Metro Council member Delisha Porterfield said on Twitter, NES was trying to have the power restored in the area 'in the next few hours.'

NES said power had been restored to 8,000 customers in the area. The largest group of outages was in the Cane Ridge neighborhood, where an unrelated equipment failure fire impacted 20,000 customers. Over 22,000 people in Nashville were without power as of 6:15 p.m. “Every second delay brings us closer to an undesired outcome for everyone in the Valley and beyond.' “To be successful, it must happen immediately,” said Jack Baxter, vice president of operations, NES, in an emailed statement. Middle Tennesseans were left without power Friday morning when frigid temperatures prompted the Tennessee Value Authority to order rolling blackouts across the area with little warning in attempts to stabilize the regional power grid.Īlthough the immediate blackouts did their job, tens of thousands remained without power in Nashville on Friday afternoon and there was no promise the blackouts wouldn't be ordered again.

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