Tag Archives: Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation

Changes in Baxter regulations will require subdivision developers to install their own streetlights, releasing the city from that responsibility. Building Inspector and Codes Officer Bob Lane said the need for a change has arisen now that a handful of subdivisions are under construction. He said the city has been installing wooden streetlights and paying per-light through a deal with Upper ... Read More »

Lessons learned from the freeze of Christmas 2022 have made UCEMC more prepared for similar events going forward. The Christmas freeze with temperatures below zero featured rolling blackouts. UCEMC CEO Jennifer Brogdon said TVA has spent well over $120 million to upgrade facilities that did not perform well. Brogdon said she is confident that the system will be strong enough ... Read More »

A Comcast outage in Carthage has caused Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation’s card system to go offline. IT Manager Wade Givens said members will not be able to make credit card payments until services are restored. Bills can be paid however by cash or check in office. Givens said Comcast has indicated that the outage should be restored by the ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation members in Jackson and Smith Counties without power this evening should prepare for a cold night. CEO Jennifer Brogdon said due to the vast range of outages from snow, crews may not be able to restore all power by tonight. “The challenge has been the widespread nature of the snow, and so, we’ve had pockets ... Read More »

Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation warns customers of ongoing scam attempts. CEO Jennifer Brogdon said people have been receiving calls from (931) numbers posing as UCEMC. Brogdon said the scammers tell members their electric bill is unpaid, and threaten to shut off power if a payment is not made over the phone. “First of all, if a member is late ... Read More »

Customers of the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation will elect their district’s board members this weekend. CEO Jennifer Brogdon said the power company serves as a cooperative, meaning it is a democratic organization controlled by members. “We have an election every year,” Brogdon said. “We have at least three seats that get up for election on our nine member board ... Read More »

Roughly about 20 percent of Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation customers are without power. At the beginning of Wednesday, that number was at about 35 percent. CEO Jennifer Brogdon said outages were as low as 15 percent, but trees continued to fall throughout the day. “The issue is with the weight of the snow and the ice still on the ... Read More »

In the past 12 hours, the Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation has restored about 4,000 outages in Putnam County. According to Mayor Randy Porter, about 6,500 customers are still without electricity. The Cookeville Electric Department has less than 300 without power. Gainesboro Grade, Fisk Road and Quinland Lake Road will need the most work to restore power. Porter said two ... Read More »

Local electric companies are on standby with several winter weather chances over the next week. Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation CEO Jennifer Brogdon said the company has an emergency preparedness plan. “We have to make sure that our crews are ready to respond in the event we have heavy snow or in this case ice,” Brogdon said. “Ice on power ... Read More »