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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 […]

MLEC restores power from storms, addressing new outages (April 4, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Meriwether Lewis crews resumed power restoration efforts Friday morning and have resolved most outages caused by weather events Wednesday and Thursday. However, new outages have been reported Friday morning. Pop-up outages could continue into the weekend due to saturated soil, […]

MLEC crews make progress while battling conditions (April 3, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Relentless rain and wind have made power and broadband repair efforts difficult over the past 24 hours. Meriwether Lewis crews have worked tirelessly through the elements and have seen their progress fluctuate since the issues last night. It is estimated that […]

MLEC crews make progress; Broadband restoration has begun (April 3, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Meriwether Lewis crews made significant progress in restoring power Thursday following early morning severe storms. As of 2 p.m., approximately 675 members remain without power with restoration efforts continuing across most counties. Additional crews are assisting in the hardest hit […]

MLEC crews are working on restoration in all five counties (April 3, 2025 – Centerville, TN) – Severe storms and heavy rainfall from Wednesday night into Thursday morning have left about 3,500 Meriwether Lewis members without power due to fallen poles, trees and prolonged rain. The affected areas are scattered across our five counties but […]