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About Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)

Founded in 1936, MTE is the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and the second largest in the United States, serving more than 750,000 Tennesseans via 325,000+ accounts covering nearly 2,200 square miles in 11 Middle Tennessee counties, primarily Rutherford, Cannon, Williamson and Wilson. Municipalities served include Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Smyrna, La Vergne, Lebanon and Mt. Juliet. MTE employs 520 people in seven local offices and its Murfreesboro corporate headquarters.

MTE’s subsidiary, United Communications, is a nationally recognized broadband company with a fiber network spanning more than 1,700 route miles providing high-speed internet and other services to portions of Williamson, Wilson, Rutherford, Marshall, Bedford, Franklin and Davidson counties.

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Media Contacts

Larry Rose

Office: 615-494-1506
Mobile: 615-406-3215

Amy Byers

Office: 615-494-0407
Mobile: 615-566-2258

Recent Press Releases

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Press Release: May 24, 2023

Traffic Advisory: MTE Substation Transformer Move Rescheduled to Thursday, May 25 Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) wor

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Press Release: March 20, 2023

Middle Tennessee Electric makes large tax payments to local governments   MTE provides more than electricity to the com

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Press Release: February 22, 2023

Middle Tennessee Electric Earns TVA Community Champion Award Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) has earned the Community

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Press Release: February 15, 2023

Middle Tennessee Electric Named 2023 Tree Line USA Utility by Arbor Day Foundation  The Arbor Day Foundation has named

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Press Release: February 7, 2023

MTE’s Chris Jones Receives Rutherford County Chamber’s Business Person of the Year Award                  (Ru

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Press Release: December 24, 2022 12:00 pm

TVA ends requirement for MTE to interrupt power Murfreesboro, Tenn. – At approximately 10:30 a.m.
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