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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
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.
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.
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 […]
Two (2) or more public electric systems serving adjacent current geographic territories may enter into an agreement by which their current geographic territories are modified and by which equipment, facilities, and the right to serve specified parcels of land are transferred from one (1) public electric system to another. In negotiating and executing such an […]
