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About Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE)

Founded in 1936, MTE is the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and the second largest in the United States, serving more than 750,000 Tennesseans via 330,000+ accounts covering nearly 2,200 square miles in 11 Middle Tennessee counties, primarily Rutherford, Cannon, Williamson and Wilson. Municipalities served include Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Smyrna, La Vergne, Lebanon and Mt. Juliet. MTE employs around 530 people in six local offices and its Murfreesboro headquarters. 
  
MTE’s subsidiary, United Communications, is a nationally recognized broadband company with a fiber network spanning more than 3,700 route miles, providing high-speed internet to portions of Williamson, Maury, Rutherford, Marshall, Bedford, Franklin, Wilson and Davidson counties.  

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Media Contacts

Larry Rose

Office: 615-494-1506
Mobile: 615-406-3215

Amy Byers

Office: 615-494-0407
Mobile: 615-566-2258

Recent Press Releases

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Press Release: Feb. 29, 2024
MTE Traffic Advisory for Thompson Lane March 4-15 Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) advises caution for Murfreesboro moto

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Press Release: Feb. 26, 2024
MTE makes large tax payments to local governments MTE provides more than electricity to the communities it serves.

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Press Release: Jan. 16, 2024
TVA asks customers to conserve power during critical Wednesday morning period The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) is a

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Press Release: Jan. 12, 2024
MTE urges members to prepare for winter weather As colder temperatures settle in next week, Middle Tennessee Electric (

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Press Release: Nov. 3, 2023
Traffic Advisory for N. Mt. Juliet Road Sunday, Nov.

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Press Release: Oct. 31, 2023
MTE Employees Rally Behind Cancer Awareness Campaign Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) employees showed their support dur