Bank Draft – Payment of their account by bank draft is available at no additional charge. Any member who can pay bills by check may participate in the plan. This process is accomplished by electronic bank debit each month on their due date.

Budget Billing – Equal monthly amounts for electric service taken by the Customer at his/her designated location. Determination of the equal amount shall be the Cooperative’s responsibility based upon Customer’s use history.

Project Help - This is a program designed to help defray emergency energy costs for elderly and disabled members as well as those who are not economically self-sufficient. Customers may contribute $1.00 or more per month on their electric bill. The money collected is sent to an independent agency to determine who should receive their special funds. Recipients may only receive funds once a year and the decision is left totally to the selection of the agency.

Alternate Payment Plan – enables consumers with monthly periodic incomes at or below the poverty level as defined and published by the US Department of Human Services to pay their electric bills on dates coincident with their receipt of monthly income.

Automated Meter Reading System - LINK, your power quality monitoring connection, is a full-featured affordable automated meter reading (AMR) product designed to give you added control to efficiently manage your power and meet your customers' needs both today and tomorrow.

Here's how it works. The LINK provides not only automated meter reading, but real-time reports of power outages, power restorations, high or low voltage conditions, and momentary outages.

LINK fits quickly and easily between the existing meter and meter base without any special modifications to the meter. The existing meter, is removed and the LINK unit is inserted into the meter base and the mechanical meter is re-set. The only other requirement is a simple connection to the consumer's existing telephone line. The parameters for LINK's functions can be modified remotely over the telephone, and the system uses the customer's existing telephone line for reporting back to the utility.

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Enhanced Growth Credit Program – Allows credit on power bills for new and expanded firm power load to qualifying customers. Customers may qualify for a credit for each kW of new or expanded firm power loads. (See below)

Qualifications:

• SIC Codes

• Mining, codes 10-14

• Manufacturing, codes 20-39

• Bulk Transportation, codes 41,42,44,45

All Electric Qualifier

• All electric heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system;

• 50% or more of floor space is heated or cooled;

• HVAC, interior lighting, and/or cooking equipment if 50% of rated electric load

Other Qualifying Customer

If you are an expanding customer and add at least 250 kW of Electric load for the purposes of all electric HVAC, water heating, and/or cooking

Load Requirements:

• Minimum new or added load is 100 kW for SIC customers;

• Minimum new or added load is 250 kW for All-Electric customers;

Expanding Customer’s base load determined by highest billing demand load 12 months preceding effective date of participation agreement

Monthly Credit Amount:
$6.00 per kW for 4 Years

Large Manufacturer Bill Credit Program

• Implemented in June 1994;

• SIC Customers 20-39, inclusive;

• Must have power requirements in excess of 5,000 kW;

• Receive credit only in months in which metered demand exceeds 5,000 kW;

• 5% credit applied to portion of charges determined under "Base Charges";

• Not applicable to any non-firm charges.

• Implemented in October 1997;

• SIC Customers 20-39, inclusive;

• Must have power requirements in excess of 1,000 kW;

• Receive credit only in months in which measured demand exceeds 1,000 kW;

• Credit offsets amount of increases from October 1997 Adjustment Addendum

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Water Heater Rebates
 A $100.00 rebate will be paid to anyone installing an ELECTRIC water heater in UCEMC's service area either residential or commercial. The rebate will be given whether a water heater is being installed for the first time or if it is replacing an old unit. The rebate will be given as a credit on the customers account. NOTE: NO REBATE will be given if the water heater is installed in a new house that is taking part in the New Homes Program. For rebates in UCEMC's service area, contact Larry Fleming @ 931-.823-8655 ext. 338.

Click here for Water Heater Rebate form.

New Homes Program

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UCEMC will loan up to a maximum of $10,000.00 to install a heat pump in a member's home. THIS IS A RESIDENTIAL PROGRAM FOR EXISTING HOMES ONLY! LOANS ARE NOT AVAILABLE TO COMMERCIAL CUSTOMERS. Homes receiving the heat pump must have had permanent electric service for at least one year. This is not available for new homes under construction. The current interest rate for the loan is 7%. Special interest rates for Active Military families is also available, please call for more information. Loans may be set up for a maximum of 10 years with no down payment required and no penalties assessed for paying a loan off early. If a heat pump is being financed thru the program, certain weatherization measures such as insulation may also be financed at the same time. For more detailed information about the program contact Larry Fleming @ 931-823-8655 ext. 338.

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UCEMC takes each year an electrical safety program to all of the 4^th grade classes in our service area. This is focused mainly on outdoor electrical safety around power lines, and includes the use of a video, booklets, and a live demonstration of do’s and don’ts.

UCEMC sponsors an essay contest for the 11^th grade in each of the high schools in our service area. To be eligible, students must be dependents of members of the cooperative. Essays are judged in November of each year and a winner is chosen to represent the cooperative on an all expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. in June of the following year.

The annual tour is an event that gives students the opportunity to see government in action. The group that goes to Washington, DC is made up of 150 students and cooperative employees from all across the state. A scholarship of $500.00 is also awarded to each winner upon graduating.

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Click here for:

How to Read Your Meter

Life Support Equipment & Patient Data Sheet (printable form)