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Terms Used In Tennessee Code 65-34-108

  • Public electric system: includes electric and community service cooperatives, municipal electric systems, and every individual, co-partnership, association, corporation or joint stock company, their lessees, trustees or receivers, appointed by any court whatsoever, that own, operate, manage, or control any electric power system, plant, or equipment within Tennessee affected by and dedicated to public use. See Tennessee Code 65-34-102

Two (2) or more public electric systems serving adjacent current geographic territories may enter into an agreement by which their current geographic territories are modified and by which equipment, facilities, and the right to serve specified parcels of land are transferred from one (1) public electric system to another. In negotiating and executing such an agreement, the general assembly hereby expresses its intent that public electric systems replace competition with the monopoly public service.