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Public Utility Commission outlines flat FY27 budget, fields questions on storm response and cybersecurity filings
Summary
TPUC Chairman David Jones presented an $11.4M, self‑funded FY27 budget and described the commission’s oversight responsibilities; senators asked about the commission’s role after an ice storm and about cybersecurity plan filings, which staff said are statutorily due on July 1.
David Jones, chairman of the Tennessee Public Utility Commission, told the committee the agency’s proposed FY27 budget is about $11,400,000 and is essentially flat year‑over‑year; he described TPUC as a self‑funded regulator that oversees investor‑owned utilities serving around 1,000,000 residential and 60,000 commercial customers.
Members pressed the commission on its role following a recent ice storm and on cybersecurity compliance. Jones said most electricity in Tennessee comes from TVA and that TPUC’s jurisdiction is limited to certain investor‑owned utilities outside TVA’s primary service, while staff attorney Jerry Kettles noted cybersecurity plans and reports are statutorily due on July 1. Committee members also queried TPUC’s reserve balance (reported at roughly $7.4 million as of June 30, 2025) and were told the fund has been tapped once in recent years (~$1.5M) for a utility district transition and otherwise remains unearmarked.
