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This bill, titled the "Electric Grid Resilience, Transparency, and Planning Act," aims to improve the reliability and resilience of local electric systems in Tennessee by requiring them to provide more information to the public and the Tennessee board of utility regulation. Specifically, local electric systems, defined as utilities serving at least 10,000 customers, will need to publish annual reports detailing their reliability metrics, identify areas prone to repeated outages, and outline their restoration performance and emergency readiness. They will also be required to publicly share their vegetation management plans, including trimming schedules and prioritization methods, and develop ten-year plans for grid hardening and undergrounding, considering factors like repeat outages, critical infrastructure, and equity. Following major outages, these systems must publish after-action reports detailing causes, restoration challenges, and corrective actions, and maintain minimum public communication standards during declared emergencies, providing updates at least every five hours. The bill also establishes a process for complaints to the board regarding non-compliance, though it does not create private lawsuits for such failures and defers to federal law in case of conflicts.

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https://wapp.capitol.tn.gov/apps/Billinfo/Default?BillNumber=SB2502&ga=114