Tennessee § 48-69-118 - Restrictions on services of cooperatives.
Full text of Tennessee Tennessee Code Annotated § 48-69-118 — Restrictions on services of cooperatives., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 48-69-118. Restrictions on services of cooperatives.
No G&T cooperative shall provide electrical power and energy services to retail customers in the Tennessee Valley authority (TVA) area. No G&T cooperative shall provide telephony, cable television, video programming, internet access or other telecommunications services to retail customers in the TVA area; provided, however, that nothing in this section shall preclude or prevent a G&T cooperative from owning, leasing, operating and maintaining equipment or facilities for its own purposes or for the purpose of enabling one (1) or more members to provide or utilize advance metering infrastructure, load control, appliance monitoring, power exchange, billing, electric services or functions or any other similar or component service now or hereafter developed in connection with the provision of electricity to end-use customers. Acts 2009, ch. 475, § 1.
Source: official Tennessee text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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What does Tennessee Code Annotated § 48-69-118 cover?
Section 48-69-118 ("Restrictions on services of cooperatives.") is part of the Tennessee Code Annotated, the codified statutory law of Tennessee. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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