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UCEMC’s Jimmy Gregory Retires After 47 Years

After 47 years of employment, Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation General Manager Jimmy Gregory has announced his retirement. Gregory played an instrumental role in restoring the power grid along Highway 70 after the March Tornado. Gregory said the natural disaster made his last year one to remember. “I knew going into this year would be my last,” Gregory said. “I ... Read More »

UCEMC Customers Will Receive 1.6% Discount

UCEMC will give members a credit beginning next month to reduce monthly electric bills. The TVA Board approved the credit as part of a $200 million Pandemic Relief Credit plan. That reduces UCEMC’s wholesale power bill. UCEMC General Manager Jimmy Gregory said standard service customers will see a 1.6 percent savings effective October 1st. “We certainly appreciate TVA’s board for ... Read More »

UCEMC Crews Heading to Hurricane Sally

Electric line workers from Carthage and Livingston are on their way to Gulf Shores, Alabama to help with Hurricane Sally. Crews set out Friday morning after getting their 24 hour notice. UCEMC General Manager Jimmy Gregory said the bond between line workers is about stepping up when disaster strikes. “It’s the human thing to do, sometime it will be our ... Read More »

UCEMC Rebuilding Cookeville Facility After March Tornado

The Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation is rebuilding from the March tornado. The tornado left significant damage to the Cookeville facility’s outside walls, roof, and portions of the inside. General Manager Jimmy Gregory said construction crews began reconstruction last week. “They’re mainly concentrating on the inside right now, then they’ll move to the outside,” Gregory said. “[There will be] a ... Read More »