Youth Tour inspires students, fosters civility in an era lacking it
By Justin LaBerge On a mild Monday evening less than a week after Mardi Gras, 18-year-old Collin Craig was sitting in a downtown New Orleans hotel room talking to himself. […]
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Entries by Trent Scott
What’s in it for “we?”
One of the most attractive features of cooperatives is that we answer the popular question, “What’s in it for me?” with “What’s in it for we!” Cooperatives are formed when […]
Co-ops are prepared for summer storms
Summer is here, school is out and families are gearing up for a few months of fun and relaxation. While summer brings much fun in the sun, it can also […]
June 2016
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Members speak up at 2016 TECA TennCom Conference
The name was not the only change visible in this year’s TECA Marketing, Communications and Member Service Conference, now known as TennCom. A new session allowed attendees to hear from […]
May 2016
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Reliable electricity is becoming even more reliable
Your electricity is on almost all the time. You knew that. But you might not know how much of the time it’s on. And that the amount of time it’s […]
Electric co-ops and a culture of safety
There is a children’s book titled Safety 1st, Safety Always. As you can imagine, it encompasses many of the traditional safety lessons parents should teach their children. We drill youngsters […]
Energy savings beyond belief
A quick search of the Internet reveals many great ways to save energy around your home. Simple things, such as adding insulation or using energy efficient light bulbs, are simple […]
Meriwether Lewis EC Helps DCDL Media Expand Services
DCDL Media of Waverly is getting a little help from their friends at Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative in the form of a zero-interest loan to grow their services for Humphreys […]
Are you prepared for severe weather?
Tennessee’s electric cooperatives are carefully monitoring the tomorrow’s threat of severe weather. Electric co-op crews will be on standby to restore power if outages occur. The American Red Cross recommends […]
James Baker Recalled as Co-op Giant
Former NRECA President James O. Baker Dead at 77 By Derrill Holly, ECT.coop James O. Baker, a former NRECA president and longtime Tennessee co-op executive who helped shape the nation’s […]
Become a Co-op Voter
When was the last time you voted? As member-owned electric cooperatives, voting is already in our DNA. It’s how we maintain an electric utility which is responsive to the consumers […]
Col. Littleton
By Claire Sellers, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation “How’s your conduct?” This is a phrase you will hear quite often in the small town of Lynnville, located in Giles County. […]
April 2016
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Meriwether Lewis Electric Co-op helps local business with loan
The Spalon in Linden will be relocating and expanding its services with the help of a $50,000 loan from Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative. The interest-free loan was closed Feb. 29, […]
Young Leaders Descend on State Capitol for Youth Leadership Summit
Speaker Beth Harwell today greeted students from across Tennessee attending the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association’s annual Youth Leadership Summit in Nashville. Harwell welcomed the young leaders to the House Chamber […]
Tennessee’s co-ops express concern over sale of TVA Bellefonte site
In a letter to Sherry Quirk, TVA executive vice president and general counsel, on Friday, March 18, TECA CEO David Callis expressed concern with the proposed sale of the TVA […]
Be a Co-op Voter
When was the last time you voted? As member-owned electric cooperatives, voting is already in our DNA. It’s how we maintain an electric utility which is responsive to the consumers […]
Knowing what to do saved their lives
When teenagers Lee Whittaker and Ashley Taylor saw a power line safety demonstration at their high school, they never dreamed what they had learned that day would be put to […]
