Tennessee Valley Authority personnel continue to work to repair damaged power transmission equipment in the areas impacted by the recent severe weather. Power has been restored to more than half of those initially affected.  Initial damage assessments to TVA’s power system – the nation’s second largest – were completed on Sunday and confirmed that the weekend’s storms were the most destructive to impact the region since the April 2011 tornado outbreak:

– At least 100 transmission towers and poles were damaged or destroyed.

– 29 TVA transmission lines were knocked out of service.

– Immediately after the storms, more than 250,000 electric users were without power.

Since deploying immediately after the storms passed, TVA and local power company repair crews have made significant progress, reducing the number of individuals without power by more than 57% from Saturday’s peak.