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Posted by: Azya Thornton on Feb 13, 2026

A Metro Council resolution filed this week calls for the removal of Nashville Electric Service (NES) CEO Teresa Broyles-Aplin after Winter Storm Fern left nearly 250,000 customers without power, the Nashville Post reports. The nonbinding measure, sponsored by Councilmembers Emily Benedict and Courtney Johnston, urges the NES Power Board to terminate Broyles-Aplin. Mayor Freddie O’Connell said during a news conference last week that he does not have unilateral authority to remove members of the NES board or the CEO, noting that responsibility rests with the Metro Council. O’Connell said the council will hold hearings and seek assistance from the Metro auditor, with initial findings expected within six months. The council is scheduled to consider the resolution Feb. 17.