TVA Initiates Required Load Reduction Due to Severe Weather

TVA announced today it is initiating ELPC Step 50 of the TVA/TVPPA Load Curtailment Program for a second time.  

Under ELCP Step 50, all Local Power Companies (LPC) are required to curtail 10 percent of their load in support of maintaining a stable grid. This is the second day in a row that Step 50 will have been implemented. 

MTE reminds members to prepare for extreme cold weather

With the dangerously cold temperatures arriving tonight and remaining for several days, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) encourages members to be prepared and take precautions to stay warm and safe while managing their energy costs. Below are some tips: 

Middle Tennessee Electric encourages members to plan for frigid weather

As colder temperatures settle in this week, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) offers some simple energy-efficiency tips to help members manage their energy costs.

Traffic Advisory for I-24 on Sunday, December 4th, 2022 from 6-10 a.m.

Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) advises caution for motorists as workers and contractors are scheduled to conduct work on electrical lines across I-24 in Rutherford County at exit 78 in Murfreesboro on Sunday morning, Dec. 4. 

The work will result in one interstate stoppage and multiple rolling roadblocks beginning at 6 a.m. The duration of the entire event is expected to take approximately five to six hours.

Middle Tennessee Electric, Tennessee Environmental Council breaking ground on pollinator habitat 

Murfreesboro, Tenn.— Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) and Tennessee Environmental Council (TEC) are partnering to establish a one-acre native pollinator habitat at MTE’s solar field in College Grove. A groundbreaking ceremony will be held Monday, Nov. 14, at noon.

Middle Tennessee Electric sending line crews to South Carolina ahead of Hurricane Ian

Murfreesboro, Tenn.— Crews from Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) will leave Thursday morning for Ridgeland, South Carolina, to assist Palmetto Electric Cooperative with power restoration in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. Palmetto Electric serves over 75,000 members in Beaufort, Hampton and Jasper counties along the southern coast of South Carolina.

United Communications Awarded $53M In Grants to Expand Rural Broadband Access in Middle Tennessee

Grant award and supplemental funding will bring high-speed internet to approximately 14,000 new locations, including homes and small businesses
Grant areas are marked in blue.
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