Cookeville Approves Additional Cost For Generator Project
Cookeville City Council approved additional costs to the Water Treatment Plant Generator Project on Thursday. Among the additional costs was to pay an estimated $13,000 to Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Cooperative. Water and Sewer Director Barry Turner said the costs are for the Cooperative to remove lines and poles that will be abandoned as part […]
Get Ready For Higher Electric Bills From Storm
January electric bills arriving and the numbers may surprise you. “We get those people call in and just want to check with us and make sure that what they’re seeing is correct,” Cookeville Energy Department Director Carl Haney said. Haney said energy usage goes up typically during times of cold or hot weather. But Haney […]
Changes From Last December Helped Weather Power Demand
TVA weathered an all-time high in peak power demand during this week’s winter storm thanks to a year of preparations and changes. Cookeville Energy Department Director Carl Haney said both TVA and Cookeville Energy were prepared for the 34,000 megawatt demand number. He said Cookeville avoided major outages and rolling blackouts, even with higher demand […]
