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TVA and MLEC are conducting maintenance to improve reliability (June 25, 2025 – McEwen, TN) Meriwether Lewis and the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) will perform essential maintenance at the McEwen Substation early Sunday, June 29, requiring a planned power outage for members in the affected service area. The outage will begin at 12:01 a.m. and […]

MLEC shares guidelines to better navigate extreme heat (June 24, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Consecutive days of extreme heat across the Tennessee Valley Authority service area have caused TVA to ask valley residents to reduce energy consumption effective June 24. Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative is taking steps in-house to conserve energy and asks members […]

Members interested in running for the MLEC Board should file by July 15, 2025. (June 11, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Each October, Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative holds official district meetings in each county where a Board of Director term is expiring. This year, elections will occur in the following counties: Hickman (incumbent Wayne Qualls), […]

Brief service disruptions are expected to enhance reliability (June 10, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – MLConnect will conduct network maintenance that will further strengthen the reliability and security of its broadband service. As a result, all MLConnect subscribers will experience two brief, carefully scheduled service interruptions to minimize inconvenience:  “We understand that even short outages […]

TVA adjusts rates to summer prices and accounts for fuel costs (June 2, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – The price of electricity will be higher in June as the Tennessee Valley Authority moves to summer rates and their fuel adjustment cost increases. Meriwether Lewis members will pay about $7.68 more (a 4.5 percent increase) compared […]

Fourteen students receive scholarships (May 21, 2025 – Centerville, TN) — Perry County Junior Rhonda Ledbetter is the five-county winner in Meriwether Lewis Electric Cooperative’s annual writing contest. She will receive a $1000 scholarship from MLEC, the Larry Stringer Memorial Scholarship for $2000 and could win additional funding through the Tennessee Electric Cooperative Association’s statewide […]

MLEC crews replacing equipment on April 14 (April 10, 2025 – Linden, TN) – Meriwether Lewis has scheduled a planned power outage on Monday, April 14 from 4:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. The outage will affect members in the Cypress Creek, Marsh Creek and Spring Creek areas. We apologize for the short notice and any […]

Contracted crews improving reliability with trimming and spraying (April 8, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Meriwether Lewis’ yearly vegetation management plan has been finalized and is underway. The program keeps your lights on and the public safe while conserving the natural beauty of our communities. A map of the areas affected is available on mlec.com. […]

Outages minimal after a week of severe weather (April 7, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – After several consecutive days of severe storms and flooding, Meriwether Lewis crews are making a final push to fully restore outages. The past week has been a challenge, but as of this morning, less than 50 members are without power […]

MLEC crews working through treacherous conditions (April 5, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – About 1500 members are affected by outages across the Meriwether Lewis service area, mainly in Humphreys, Pery and Hickman Counties. Crews are responding but conditions are treacherous and getting worse. With a confirmed tornado touching down in Humphreys County, rising flood waters […]