As Nashville’s utility company struggled to recover from a catastrophic ice storm and its Democratic mayor ordered a review, some conservatives attacked diversity training.

The finger-pointing escalated this week as some Republicans argued that a major utility company run by Democratic appointees has “woke” policies on diversity and tree-trimming that are the causes of customers’ woes.

There’s bipartisan and widespread consensus that Nashville Electric Service, which serves the city as well as surrounding counties, mishandled the storm, struggling to mobilize enough workers and equipment to quickly clear fallen trees and restore service.

  • Madzielle@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish
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    1 day ago

    My blue ass state is constantly trimming trees around power lines. I’ve worked cutting trees on state land, but the electric company itself does the power lines, the state makes certain they maintain it. They’ll prep for storms like this well in advance. I’ve been sad for some of the trees I’ve seen taken (gorgeous old trees have a place in my heart), but it’s for the best sometimes.

    Historically blue state, We don’t get power outages often, and if it occurs they are resolved quickly. “Which training gets chosen” it’s the one that maintains the grid, thats the training that gets chosen.