UCEMC Restores Lost Power, Damage Assessment Continues
Upper Cumberland Electric has restored power to nearly all of its members following severe thunderstorms and strong winds Friday that caused widespread damage. Executive Vice President Wade Givens said the storms left some 8,000 members without power at the peak of the event. Givens said while a TVA outage caused half of those initial issues […]
Severe Storms Cause Putnam Tree Damage, Power Outages
Severe storms moving through the region toppled power lines at the intersection of Cookeville’s Jefferson Avenue and Interstate Drive Friday. A storm moved through around 2:30pm. The downed lines forced the closure of the roadway in both directions as thousands of residents remain without power. UCEMC officials said at least 4,000 people are without power […]
TVA Maintenance Requires Six-Hour Algood Power Outage
Residents in the Algood area will experience a six-hour power outage starting late Saturday. Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation officials said the scheduled outage is expected to begin at 11:00 PM and conclude by 5:00 AM on Sunday. The work is required for the TVA to complete necessary maintenance on their transmission line. Upper Cumberland […]
Cookeville Residents Gain Real-Time Outage Tracking
Cookeville residents now have access to a real-time power outage tracking tool designed to streamline reporting and provide immediate updates during utility disruptions. Cookeville City Council member Eric Walker said the technology allows the city to handle a significantly higher volume of calls simultaneously. Walker said previous methods relied on a limited number of staff […]
TVA Maintenance Triggers Planned Jackson County Outage
TVA has scheduled a six-hour planned power outage in Jackson County starting Saturday night to conduct infrastructure maintenance. Crews will replace poles during the scheduled window. The work is intended to address necessary maintenance for the area power grid. The outage will begin Saturday at 11pm. The power is expected to be restored by Sunday […]
Planned Power Outage Throughout Crossville Area Saturday Night
A planned power outage in the Crossville area set for Saturday night beginning at 10pm. The outage expected to last for about eight hours and will affect all those powered by the Lantana and Crossville substations in Cumberland County. The purpose of the outage is to allow TDOT to safely move two transmission lines as […]
Large Overton Co Power Outage Restored After Fallen Dead Tree
Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation crews have restored power to the majority of customers after a large power outage Thursday morning. Livingston District Manager Ben Winningham said more than 1,000 members were without power due to high winds and dead trees. “We had a very large outage this morning in the Willow Grove area due […]
UCEMC Outage In Livingston; Expected To Be Out Until Around 10am
Power out to a large portion of Livingston and Overton County served by Upper Cumberland Electric as of Wednesday morning. TVA contractors working at the Livingston substation Wednesday morning accidently brought down some of the UCEMC lines. Crews are working now to get the lines backup and power restored. A UCEMC Spokesperson said the power […]
Squirrel Caused 1,950 Customers To Lose Power Thursday Morning
Over 1,900 Tri-County Electric customers were left without power Thursday morning thanks to an unlikely culprit. External Relations Director Tammy Dixon said a squirrel damaged the corporation’s Moss Substation in Clay County, resulting in a some 2 hour outage. “Squirrels for some reason like equipment and some reason it seems like summer is worse,” Dixon […]
One Squirrel Caused Over 5,500 Customers To Lose Power In Overton
A single squirrel caused over 5,500 Overton County residents to be without power Thursday morning. UCEMC Livingston District Manager Ben Winningham said the unlikely event happened at the Celina Highway Substation at 6:30 a.m. “One squirrel,” Winningham said. “He just slithered through the gate, got to climbing around on the TVA switch gear and had […]
