VEC Increasing Customer Charges Beginning April 1
Volunteer Energy Cooperative will raise its rates for the first time since 2005 as the company works to combat the rising prices of maintenance and materials. VEC Crossville and Monterey Service Area Manager Kevin Hembree said the residential customer flat rate charge will increase by $5.25, taking the price from $11.77 to $17. That rate […]
VEC Planned Power Outage Saturday For Some 3,000 Crossville Customers
About 3,200 Volunteer Electric Cooperative customers in Crossville will be without power early Saturday morning. Crossville Service Area Manager Kevin Hembree said the planned outage is due to TDOT’s road widening project on Highway 127 North. “We’ve been moving power lines there for going on about a year now, and we need to set a […]
Volunteer Energy Exploring Other Electric Providers
Volunteer Energy Cooperative is considering buying power from a new provider after increasing whole sale rates from TVA. Volunteer Energy Cooperative President Rody Blevin said prices have continually increased over seven years at about a two percent rate. “We spent about a year talking to TVA about a possible new contract,” Blevin said. “TVA refused […]
