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Power restored after unspecified incident causes outage for thousands of CEMC customers
Summary by The Nashville Editorial Desk · Byline on the source page: Kassidy Brown , as published by WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate)
· August 23, 2026
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Key points Further information about the incident can be found through Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation. Thousands of customers had their power restored after an unspecified incident.
Thousands of customers had their power restored after an unspecified incident. The cause of the outage remains unclear. Repairs were made to resolve the issue.
Crews worked to restore power to affected areas. A significant number of customers were without power at one point.
Further information about the incident can be found through Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation. Details about the outage and restoration efforts are available from the company.
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Category: business ·
Published: August 23, 2026 ·
Source: WSMV 4 News (NBC affiliate) ·
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