Storms moving through Middle Tennessee are causing power outages Thursday evening, with Nashville Electric Service and Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation reporting significant impacts across their service areas.
As of 10 p.m. Thursday
- Nashville Electric Service: 30,423 customers without power across 2,393 outages
- Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation: 7,580 members without power
- Middle Tennessee Electric: 10,166 customers without power across 193 outages
CEMC also says it is experiencing issues with its toll-free office number. Members can still report outages by calling the utility’s local number at (931) 645-2481. At times, calling this number could result in a dial tone if there is particularly high call volume at that moment, but if you are not able to get through, you can still report outages by texting OUT to (800) 987-2362 or online through SmartHub.
NES customers can report their outage by texting “OUT” to 637797 (NESPWR), at NESPower.com, or by calling 615-234-0000. This helps crews pinpoint the exact location of issues.
Restoration times are not immediately available.
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