Power out in core of downtown Nashville

A large swath of downtown businesses, from the honky tonks on Broadway to the AT&T building that marks Nashville’s skyline, are without power this morning and likely to remain dark until Friday following further damage from flood waters.

Nashville Electric Service’s substation on Demonbreun Street lost its remaining circuits at about 3:15 a.m. today due to water flooding transformers housed in underground vaults, spokeswoman Laurie Parker said. The area runs from Demonbreun to Commerce Street, and from Fifth Avenue — all the way to Bridgestone Arena — to the Cumberland River.

NES is unable to pump the water out or safely reactivate its lines until the flood waters recede, Parker said.

“It’s a mess,” she said. “It’s a waiting game to see how long it takes for the water to recede to energize those lines.”

The numerous businesses and other buildings join such structures as The Pinnacle at Symphony Place, which NES already powered down to prevent an electrical fire or other complications, she said.

NES has 54 crews working on power outages, which affected 3,500 customers as of Tuesday morning, the Metro Emergency Operations Center said.



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