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Electric Utility News 
 
Daily Energy Insider
  PG&E reduces electric rates by nearly 2 percent
...Electric rates decreased about 8.3 percent for customers who receive the California Alternate Rates for Energy (CARE) income-eligible discount. Overall, the typical residential electric bills are decreasing by...
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Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association - TMEPA
  Utility Members - Register for the 2026 Accounting & HR Conference - April 15 -16, Nashville
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The Tennessean
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  Ice storm exposed NES transparency failures. Delays continue.
Stuart Dyos Kelly Puente Nashville Tennessean March 4, 2026, 5:01 a.m. CT Nashville Electric Service is facing scrutiny for its response to Winter Storm Fern and a lack of transparency regarding its operations....
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MSNBC
  As voters feel energy price squeeze, Trump turns to Big Tech
President Donald Trump faces twin energy crises — electricity and gas prices — heading into midterm campaign season. As the midterm campaign season kicks off in earnest, President Trump's claims of economic...
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Energy Biz
  Example: Reason for changing energy billing
Two residences consume the same monthly energy volume in kWh. One has a traditional 6 kW instantaneous resistance shower. The other has a 1.5 kW "tank" type water heater that accumulates hot water. Although...
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Chattanooga Times Free Press
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  TVA eliminates top executive position. Experts say turnover could be good
Jeremy Fisher, who was chief business officer at the Tennessee Valley Authority until Monday, is not just departing the nation's largest public utility. His role will be eliminated and his duties reassigned...
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WLMT CW 30 Memphis
  MLGW president says utility investigating high bills as customers seek answers after winter spike
Two Memphis women are disputing more than $1,000 spikes in their Memphis Light, Gas and Water bills after January’s winter storm, saying they were out of town. Author: Lauren Turman Published: 10:27...
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Knoxville Focus
  Jeff Hagood Is A Great Choice For The TVA Board | The Knoxville Focus
...privilege of attending Knoxville lawyer Jeff Hagood’s swearing in ceremony as the newest member of the Tennessee Valley Authority Board of Directors. I think President Trump made an excellent choice in appointing...
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WSMV NBC 4 Nashville
  Vol Loop, Hendersonville Tunnel, Mountain Mile Loop: 3 Tennessee cities among finalists for The Boring Company’s Tunnel Vision Challenge
"The tunnel can be a Loop tunnel, a freight tunnel, a pedestrian tunnel, a utility tunnel, a water tunnel, or any other use case where a tunnel would be useful." Published: Mar. 3, 2026 at 11:51 AM CST|Updated:...
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Politics & Government 
 
The Tennessean   +6 other publications
  Why Tennesse's clocks still change despite law to make daylight saving time permanent
...Representative Rick Tillis, R-Lewisburg, was first proposed in January 2019. It was signed into law by Gov. Bill Lee in May of that same year. So, if the United States Congress were to pass a law removing...
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WTVF CBS 5 Nashville
  Tennessee bills could strip Nashville's authority over Boring Company tunnel oversight and taxes Two Tennessee bills could shift oversight of The Boring Company's Nashville underground tunnel — and its property tax assessment — away from the city ...
...Republican-appointed bodies. Posted NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WTVF) — Tennessee lawmakers are advancing legislation that could further reduce Nashville's authority over The Boring Company's underground tunnel project,...
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WSMV NBC 4 Nashville
  Tennessee senator’s Tesla investment raises questions as oversight bill advances
...infrastructure policy focused on results, not distractions." Senate Majority Leader Jack Johnson Gov. Bill Lee announced approval of the permit and lease agreement for the Music City Loop last week, and...
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WSMV NBC 4 Nashville
  TN Chamber of Commerce pushing for Nashville Metro Council to reconsider resolution ‘effectively condemning’ Music City Loop project
...a late February update from TBC, tunneling for the loop has begun. That update came on the heels of Gov. Bill Lee announcing that the lease and permit for the project were approved. All of the Music City...
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Jefferson County Post
  Tennessee Revenues Exceed Estimates
...consensus recommendation from November 25, 2024, which was adopted by the first session of the 114th General Assembly in April 2025. These estimates also incorporate any revenue changes enacted during the 2025...
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Telecom, Technology, and Cybersecurity News 
 
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  FCC shoots down opposition in approving Charter-Cox merger
...combined company would have de minimis competitive overlap, and that it would bring forth mobile and broadband benefits, including a plan to accelerate DOCSIS 4.0 upgrades in the Cox footprint. "After carefully...
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Water and Natural Gas Utility News 
 
Manchester Times
  Don't muck the Duck, Duck River Cleanup is Saturday
...generous partners and sponsors, including the Lillian Ashley Fund, Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival, TVA, Tennessee Duck River Agency, Coffee County Middle School, Common John Brewing, and Coffee County Rural...
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Job Postings 
 
Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association - TMEPA
  Journeyman Lineman - Cleveland Utilities Authority
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Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association - TMEPA
  General Manager - Etowah Utilities
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Upcoming Meetings & Events 
 
Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association - TMEPA
  2026 Accounting and HR Conference - Registration is Now open for Platinum, Gold and Silver Associate Members!
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Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association - TMEPA
  Utility Members - Register for the 2026 Accounting & HR Conference - April 15 -16, Nashville
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Tennessee Municipal Electric Power Association - TMEPA
  Register for the APPA 2026 Engineering and Operations Conference and Safety Summit - March 29 - April 1 - Huntsville, AL
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