Tag Archives: electricity rates
Bright & Early: Is It Really May Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Brrr! We’re standing strong and repeating the mantra “we will not turn on the heat in May,” but we’re probably fighting a losing battle as temperatures won’t return to the 70′s until Thursday. The good news is that this chilly weather has been confusing the cicadas, silencing their noisy song at least [...]
Bright & Early: Ch-Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The TVA is starting up a new program in April to sell electricity to distributors at rates that vary throughout the day, meaning that once NES adopts the system, we could pay higher rates around peak hours during the day and lower rates at night. This system is intended to encourage us [...]
Happy Hour: On The Up And Up
For the sixth month in a row, the TVA is raising their rates and sending us noticeably higher electric bills. [WTVF] Lots of folks were asking about the fire today in North Nashville that was visible from parts of downtown. Good news: It was just an abandoned factory and no one was hurt. [WTVF] Our [...]
Happy Hour: United We Stand
All in favor of Tennessee seceding from the Union say ‘aye.’ [City Paper] Following a recent decrease in electricity bills that took effect October 1, the TVA will be shaving another 1.5% off electricity rates in November. [WZTV] If you show up at the Metro Health Department looking for the injected form of the H1N1 [...]
Bright & Early: Keep The Car Running Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Tennessee lawmakers are searching for some new and creative ways to curb drunk driving, which results in about 1,000 fatalities every year statewide. They’re now proposing that a portable breathalyzer be installed in the cars of some offenders that would require them to take and pass the test before the car would [...]
Bright & Early: Not For Lack Of Trying Edition
Good morning, Nashville. Since the initial conversations surrounding Metro’s school rezoning plan last year, many folks have been voicing opposition and claiming that the changes will bring segregation back into the school system. For a long time, Metro has been busing kids from North Nashville into West Nashville and Bellevue to balance out the racial [...]
Bright & Early: (Don’t) Light ‘Em Up Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The State of Tennessee is cracking down on its employees’ bad habits by charging them 50 bucks if they can’t quit smoking by October 1. The new mandate goes for all state employees and spouses who are covered under the state health insurance plan. And for those needing a little extra help [...]
Bright & Early: A World Of Pain Edition
Good morning, Nashville. The TVA ash spill is set to be heard in the US Senate today, but since there aren’t any federal regulations that dictate how you’re supposed to dispose of coal ash, it’s doubtful that anything will happen. This, of course, means that we the customers will probably be footing the bill for [...]
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