Energy (Energy Resilience)

SB 2502, the "Electric Grid Resilience, Transparency, and Planning Act," requires local electric systems serving 10,000+ customers in Tennessee to publicly share detailed plans and reports. Key provisions include annual reliability reports identifying outage patterns, annual vegetation management plans, and a ten-year grid resilience plan outlining hardening strategies (like undergrounding) and prioritization criteria. It also mandates after-action reports following major outages and minimum emergency communication standards during severe weather events. The bill focuses on transparency and proactive planning for grid resilience, not new infrastructure construction, and applies to municipal and county utilities.