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Metro Council considers requiring new developments to bury power lines
Metro Council is considering a bill to require burying power lines in new developments in Nashville following a winter storm that caused widespread outages. The bill, sponsored by Council Member Joy Styles, aims to strengthen the city's power grid, with a pilot program already planned by Nashville Electric Service.
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