The Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (UCEMC) is an electric power distribution cooperative. UCEMC is owned and operated by its members and distributes electric power through more than 4,735 miles of lines to more than 52,000 members located primarily in Jackson, Overton, Putnam and Smith Counties and northern DeKalb County. Several members are served in “fringe” areas of Clay, Fentress, Macon, Pickett, White, and Wilson Counties.
Chapter 127 of Mended Hearts, based in Cookeville, has received $2,600 in matching funds from the Tennessee Valley Authority’s Community Care Fund program in partnership with UCEMC Cares, Inc. The money will furnish Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs) to organizations in Smith, Putnam, and Jackson counties.
The Smith County Fine Arts Center has received $1,500.00 from The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Community Care Fund program in partnership with UCEMC Cares, Inc. The funds will purchase costumes and rights for plays for the coming season.
The New Middleton Fire Department in Gordonsville has received $4,528.00 from The Tennessee Valley Authority’s Community Care Fund program in partnership with UCEMC Cares, Inc. Chief Paul Pope says the funds will be used to purchase much-needed equipment. “We’ll replace the starter and alternator on Engine 702, buy six pike pole brackets, a K-9 rescue blade, booster hose, mask bags, and LED scene lights. We thank TVA and UCEMC Cares, Inc. for awarding this grant.”
White Plains Academy has been awarded a grant from the Tennessee Valley Authority, in partnership with Bicentennial Volunteers, Inc., a TVA retiree organization, to develop science, technology, engineering, and math education projects to help spark student interest in future careers in STEM-related fields.
Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation (UCEMC) and The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have scheduled a planned outage in the Gordonsville area beginning Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 10 p.m. and ending Sunday, April 30, 2023, at 6 a.m. The planned outage is required for TVA to perform repairs and upgrades on equipment.
Livingston Academy junior Dalton Stout and Gordonsville High junior Breanna Boyd were in Nashville March 13-15 for the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association’s annual Youth Leadership Summit. The juniors were chosen and sponsored by Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation.
The UCEMC Outage Management System (OMS) is a user-friendly way for members to report outages and get real-time, up-to-the-minute information on outages in their area. The OMS will enable you to report your outage in four ways:
The events of Friday and Saturday, Dec. 23 and 24, were highly unusual.
Winter Storm Elliot brought record-cold temperatures to much of the country in what the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration called a “historic arctic outbreak.” Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation and our power supplier, the Tennessee Valley Authority, set new winter records for energy demand. Most unusual, though — for the first time in its 90-year history — TVA issued a call for rolling blackouts.
Our offices will be closed Monday, January 2, in observance of the New Year.
While bundling up this winter, don’t forget a blanket for your furry friends.
We all have our favorite season. Some people love crisp, cool weather and bundling up under a favorite blanket, while others prefer the warm temperatures summer brings and all the outdoor activities that go with it.