Holiday lighting tips
This year is rapidly drawing to a close and that means the holiday lighting season is back. If your home space is in need of a decorative refresh, here are […]
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Entries by Trent Scott
LEDs cut costs of Christmas cheer
By Derrill Holly Thomas Edison displayed the first strand of electric Christmas lights in 1880 outside his Menlo Park, New Jersey laboratory. Two years later, his partner, Edward H. Johnson, […]
Dan Pratt – TVA
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Touchstone Energy
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Elevate Fiber
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John Doggett
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Electric co-ops build up Tennessee
State’s electric cooperatives gather in Nashville to explore the impact of co-ops NASHVILLE – “Build Up” was the theme of the 76th annual meeting of the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association, […]
300 co-op employees volunteer to serve communities during Day of Service
[NASHVILLE] – Co-ops across the state today are participating in the first Tennessee Electric Co-op Day of Service. More than 300 co-op employees are scheduled to volunteer 1,200 hours in […]
Co-op careers: Close to home, far from ordinary
If you want to work where the action is, how about a job in the fastest-growing occupation in America? As a wind-turbine technician you could make about $50,000 a year […]
Tennessee’s electric co-ops issue statement on TVA board nominations
[NASHVILLE] – Today President Donald Trump announced that he would nominate Kenneth E. Allen of Kentucky, James R. Thompson III of Alabama, A. D. Frazier of Georgia and Jeffrey Smith […]
Tennessee Co-ops send aid to Florida, Georgia
Volunteer lineworkers from 11 electric cooperatives to participate in restoration effort following massive hurricane NASHVILLE – More than 90 electric cooperative lineworkers from Tennessee are heading to Florida and Georgia […]
Tennessee’s electric cooperatives prepare to assist states impacted by Hurricane Irma
[NASHVILLE] – Electric cooperatives across Tennessee today are monitoring the track of Hurricane Irma and preparing to assist in the recovery efforts if needed. Electric cooperatives from 17 states, including […]
Tennessee delegate named youth tour spokesperson
Aaron Lay, a senior at Sequoyah High School, was named national spokesperson for the Washington Youth Tour. Sponsored by local electric cooperatives and coordinated by the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association […]
Setting off fireworks on the Fourth? Look for power lines
If the fireworks show is in your yard this July 4, steer clear of power lines. Most people celebrate by watching a local, professional show — supervised by firefighters. But […]
Move Over
In 2011, following efforts by Tennessee’s electric cooperatives and municipal utilities, the state’s Move Over law was revised to not only include police, firefighters and other first responders, but utility […]
Outage management technologies improve reliability
“The only things certain in life are death and taxes,” the old saying goes. Well, we can add another to the list: power outages. An outage can range from annoying […]
Appreciating electricity a penny at a time
Guest column by Curtis Condon, editor of Ruralite magazine in Hillsboro, Oregon I’m old enough to remember when penny candy actually cost a penny. For a nickel, you could buy […]
Its not the heat, its the humidity
Why does a 95°F day in one of the Gulf Coast states feel hotter than the same temperature in the Southwest? Why do dry heat and humid heat feel so […]
