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Middle Tennessee Electric briefs commissioners on power needs and county broadband rollout
Summary
Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) and United Communications updated the committee on electric infrastructure needs for growth, TVA generation trends and a broadband build that has reached 31,000 Rutherford County locations and will expand further.
Representatives from Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) and United Communications briefed the committee about electric-generation needs for growth and the status of a cooperative-led fiber broadband rollout.
Chuck Barber, MTE government relations administrator, said MTE serves roughly 350,000 meters and is the largest member-owned cooperative in the state. He described past transformer shortages and stressed the need to plan for larger commercial loads, such as Nissan (about 54 megawatts) and new facilities with roughly 20 megawatts of demand. Barber said TVA is pursuing additional…
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