UCEMC News:
Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation quickly responded to COVID-19 concerns by closing all district office lobbies for the safety of members and employees. As the community now begins recovery, UCEMC will resume standard business practices while keeping the physical and economic well-being of our members at the forefront.
• Monday, June 8, 2020 - District office lobbies in Carthage, Livingston, and Gainesboro will reopen. The Cookeville district office, damaged by the March tornado, will continue to offer service at the drive-thru until further notice. All offices will practice social-distance guidelines.
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UCEMC recognizes the significant economic fallout from the pandemic. During the crisis, service disconnections due to non-payment of bills were temporarily suspended, just one of the many steps taken to reduce stress on families and businesses in an uncertain time. The COVID-19 pandemic was unprecedented, causing record unemployment and financial challenges. However, these accounts will need to be made whole soon. UCEMC will immediately begin working with members who have missed payments or have a past due balance due to economic hardship.
• Monday, June 15, 2020 – UCEMC will resume disconnections for accounts with a past due balance unless payment arrangements are made in advance with UCEMC.
Payment solutions UCEMC can explore with members may include setting up a Pre-pay account, or arranging payments over six months, depending on the amount in arrears. UCEMC members unable to pay their electric bills are urged to contact UCEMC as soon as possible to discuss making a payment or setting up a payment plan.
The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will disconnect power overnight to Upper Cumberland Electric Membership Corporation members in parts of Jackson, Putnam, and Overton counties Saturday, June 6. The outage is required to do vital maintenance and make permanent repairs on tornado-damaged equipment.
The interruption of power will begin at 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6, 2020, for up to eight (8) hours into Sunday morning, June 7, for these communities:
- Town of Gainesboro,
- Granville Highway,
- Gladdice Highway,
- York Highway,
- Celina Highway,
- Highway 56,
- Jennings Creek Highway,
- Indian Creek Road,
- Haydenburg Ridge,
- McCoinsville Road,
- Sugar Creek,
- Greenwood Ridge,
- Booger Ridge Lane,
- New Hope Road,
- Roaring River Road,
- Old Antioch Road,
- Seven Knobbs Road.
Brief Interruption: As a result of the recent tornado damage, a separate outage will briefly affect parts of Putnam and Overton counties as TVA makes permanent equipment repairs. The following communities can expect a brief interruption around 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, June 6:
- Pippin Road,
- Cumby Road,
- Peach Orchard,
- McBroom Chapel,
- Plunk Whitson,
- Blackman Fork Road,
- Fisk Road,
- Gainesboro Grade,
- Liberty Church,
- Shipley Road,
- Dotson Branch Road,
- West Broad,
- Whitehall Road,
- Paran Road,
- Hilham Road,
- Bear Creek,
- Thomas Allen,
- Duncan Chapel,
- Village Road,
- Bob Lynn Road,
- Fairview Road,
- Steprock,
- Tommy Dodson Highway,
- Boatman Road,
- Paran Road,
- West Netherland Road,
- Highway 136,
- Waterloo Road,
- Hardy's Chapel,
- Poplar Springs Road,
- Terrapin Ridge Road,
- Allen's Chapel.
UCEMC will take advantage of the outage to maintain its system.
"We regret any inconvenience TVA's planned outage may cause," says UCEMC General Manager Jimmy Gregory. "These repairs need to be made to ensure the reliability of TVA's and UCEMC's electrical systems."
ALTERNATE DATE: If a thunderstorm is expected in the area at the scheduled time, the outage will be postponed.
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