§ 65-33-106. Adjustment of Payment to Reflect Rate Changes
If the cost of power or fuel supplies to a utility increases or decreases significantly at any time and appears likely to remain at this new level so that the adjustment in the twelfth month would exceed the averaged monthly payment, the utility may adjust the averaged monthly payments.
§ 65-34-101. Legislative Intent — Findings
The general assembly hereby finds that: Duplication of electric system facilities leads to excessive consumer costs and adverse environmental and aesthetic impacts; The public health, safety, and welfare require that electric service to a particular geographic area be provided by a single electric system; The general assembly has heretofore established the geographic territories of electric […]
§ 65-34-102. Chapter Definitions
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires: “Current geographic territory” means the parcels of land, as such parcels are defined or designated by the assessor of property of the county in which the parcels are located, to which a public electric system was providing electric service on February 16, 1989. In any […]
§ 65-34-103. Non-Consumer Owned Electric Systems — Expansion Limits
No non-consumer owned electric system may construct, acquire, or maintain facilities, lines, poles, or other equipment used or useful for the distribution or sale of electricity outside its current geographic territory, nor may any non-consumer owned electric system provide, by sale or otherwise, electricity to any parcel of land located outside its current geographic territory. […]
§ 65-34-104. Non-Consumer Owned Electric Systems — Removal of Equipment, Facilities
Any non-consumer owned electric system owning any lines, poles, facilities, or other equipment used or useful for the distribution or sale of electricity located outside the non-consumer owned electric system’s current geographic territory on any property or right-of-way owned by the state or by any county or municipality or other subdivision of the state must […]
§ 65-34-105. Tennessee Public Utility Commission — Jurisdiction — Powers
The Tennessee public utility commission has jurisdiction to hear and resolve any disputes concerning the boundaries of the current geographic territories of nonconsumer owned electric systems. The commission may promulgate and enforce appropriate rules not inconsistent with this chapter.
§ 65-34-106. Eminent Domain
Electric and community service cooperatives and municipal electric systems may in the exercise of their powers of eminent domain acquire facilities, equipment, and service areas of non-consumer owned electric systems, notwithstanding the fact that such facilities and equipment shall be dedicated to utility use following their acquisition.
§ 65-34-107. Municipalities — Powers — Limitations
Nothing in this chapter shall impair the right and power of municipalities to operate or authorize the operation of municipal electric systems or electric and community service cooperatives within their municipal boundaries consistent with § 6-51-112. The provisions of § 6-51-111 to the contrary notwithstanding, municipalities may not through the grant of franchises or other […]
§ 65-32-102. Applicability of Chapter
This chapter shall only apply to those counties having a metropolitan form of government with a population of more than five hundred thousand (500,000), according to the 2000 federal census or any subsequent federal census.
§ 65-32-103. “Utility” Defined
As used in this chapter, unless the context otherwise requires, “utility” means any utility which furnishes electricity, gas or water, or converts solid waste into heat, fuel or energy.