Nashville power outage affects thousands of NES customers

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - The Nashville Electric Service (NES) experienced two major outages and thousands of people woke up without power on Thursday morning.

According to NES, a car struck a power pole in the Elm Hill neighborhood, which cut power to roughly 800 customers near Nashville International Airport. Crews were sent out to replace the pole and restore power to the area.

Additionally, a major “equipment issue” in South Nashville affected more than 2,500 customers around Murfreesboro Pike near Trevecca Nazarene University. NES confirmed the problem is being investigated and crews made the necessary repairs to bring the power back up to that area.

NES customers can monitor any outages and receive updates via the power company’s outage page.