Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) advises caution for Rutherford County motorists traveling eastbound and westbound on I-24 between Old Hickory Boulevard and Almaville Road this Sunday, April 21. Rolling roadblocks will begin at 6 a.m. that morning as MTE and its contractors work on electrical lines across the interstate. The work is estimated to be completed…
MTE provides more than electricity to the communities it serves. As a not-for-profit electric cooperative, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) is exempt from certain types of taxes, but it is still one of the largest taxpayers to local governments through the ad valorem tax. This year, MTE paid more than $8.3 million total to local governments…
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is asking consumers to take special steps to conserve electricity between 6-10 a.m. Wednesday, as the power supplier will be working to meet record power demand amid zero-degree temperatures. TVA asks customers across the Valley to do the following between 6-10 a.m.: Lower your thermostat by two or three degrees,…
As colder temperatures settle in next week, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) offers some simple energy-efficiency tips to help members manage their energy costs. Be smart with your thermostat. Set your heating system’s thermostat to 68o or a comfortable and safe temperature. You can expect to add around 3% to your electric bill for each degree…
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) employees showed their support during the co-op’s cancer awareness and prevention campaign that ran throughout the month of October. Beginning Oct. 1, employees who donated $25 or more to a charitable organization of their choice with the mission of curing cancer received their choice of a pink MTE-branded hard hat, visor…
United Communications today announced plans to invest another $85 million to expand its enterprise-ready fiber internet service to an additional 77,000 MTE members in Murfreesboro, Tenn. A series of multi-year infrastructure projects will create 1,400 route miles of new fiber-optic lines capable of delivering multi-gig internet service to homes and businesses of all sizes. A…
July marks a milestone as Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE), in partnership with TVA EnergyRight, celebrated the 100th Home Uplift energy renovation for qualifying residents. Through Home Uplift, MTE and TVA EnergyRight work with neighbors in need to provide meaningful home energy upgrades at no charge to reduce energy bills and improve air quality and comfort….
As high temperatures are predicted for the remainder of this week, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) announced Wednesday it would suspend disconnections for non-payment until July 6. With temperatures in Middle Tennessee expected to soar into the upper 90s, MTE encourages members to take steps to reduce energy usage and save money on future electric bills….
On Saturday, April 1, an EF-2 tornado left hit the small community of Readyville, leaving widespread damage and destroying or damaging many homes and businesses. Middle Tennessee Electric was on-site to begin work almost immediately, but its mission to help its members goes beyond restoring power, and the cooperative and its partners have continued to…
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) workers and contractors are moving a large substation transformer from MTE’s Owl Hollow Substation in Franklin to Rutherford County tomorrow, Thursday, May 25. Traffic is expected to be considerably affected during the moving process. Duplex Road will be nearly shut down as the load progresses along the approximately 60-mile route through…