Cookeville Council Approves Next Step In TTU Pump Station Project
Cookeville City Council approved the next step in the Tennessee Tech pump station replacement project Thursday night. Water and Sewer Director Barry Turner said the next step in the process includes the bid and construction phase. The biggest part of the $826,760 contract is an inspector to help manage this part of the process. “The […]
Cookeville Electric Continue Work To Convert City Lighting To LEDs
Cookeville Electric Department hoping to replace more of the downtown decorative lights with LEDs with another expected shipment this week. Director Carl Haney said efforts to replace the city’s lights with LEDs began several years ago when manufacturers began to stop making the high-pressure sodium lights the city used to use. He said they are […]
Rezoning Approved For Property At Cookeville’s West Broad & Crescent
Cookeville City Council voted to rezone some four acres off West Broad Street to local commercial Thursday night. The four acres on Crescent Drive are located adjacent to the former Bob’s Body Shop property that has been cleared in recent months. Community Development Director Jon Ward said the land currently has two different zones and […]
Cookeville Electric Budgets To Replace Below-Ground Lines In Laurel Park, Hillsdale
Cookeville Electric Department budgeting to replace below-ground lines for two subdivisions this year: Laurel Park and Hillsdale. Director Carl Haney said they prioritize these projects by looking at where the department sees the most failures. He said with below-ground lines, the failure is a result of direct bury lines. “But they were put in probably […]
Cookeville Expecting Good ROI From Advanced Metering Infrastructure Agreement
City of Cookeville finally moving forward with its advanced metering infrastructure project. The council approved an agreement at its meeting Thursday night. Electric Department Director Carl Haney said the system will have many benefits for both the citizens and the city. “Some of the advantages are the automatic reading of the meters, being able to […]
Cookeville To Begin Automated Electric Meter Readings In Next Year
Cookeville Electric will begin an automated meter reading program in the new fiscal year. The city will also conduct a pilot program to test automated meters for gas and sewer as part of the rollout. The city has budgeted $250,000 in the new fiscal year budget for the test program as well as a first […]
Cane Creek Substation Work Takes Next Steps
Cookeville Electric Department will take the next steps on work at the Cane Creek Substation. Director Carl Haney said the recently-approved $2 million bid marks the beginning of the construction project. “In this, we will be recommended hiring a contractor that will come in and take out all of the old transformers, and a lot […]
Cookeville Electric Sending Crews To Florida In Response To Hurricane Ian
Two Cookeville linemen crews are heading to Lakeland, Florida in response to Hurricane Ian. Electric Department Director Carl Haney said eight men and five trucks left at 11:00 a.m. Thursday. Haney said their main mission is to help restore power to some 60,000 residents. “Cookeville’s been in the same situation before whether it be ice […]
Cookeville Electric Hoping To Begin Implementing Automated Meter Readers
Cookeville Electric Department hoping to start the process of getting automated meter readers. Director Carl Haney said currently, the city has readers that go out once a month and manually read some 19,000 meters across the city. “Every time that happens we have to send out a truck and a person out to those sites, […]
Ice Causing Weight Issues On Power Lines Biggest Issue With Winter Weather
Winter weather Sunday night brought numerous power outages to homes across the Upper Cumberland. Cookeville Electric Department Director Carl Haney said that most of the outages are caused by thick heavy snow or ice freezing the lines. “It adheres to the lines and such when it freezes there it causes a lot of weight issues,” […]
