Facts and figures

MTEMC is the sixth largest electrical distribution cooperative in the country and easily the largest in the state.

MTEMC distributes more electricity than all but one other U.S. cooperative. (Click here to see how MTEMC distributes electricity.)

MTEMC members pay less interest on borrowed money than do members of any other cooperative in the United States.

MTEMC’s administrative costs are the lowest in the nation.

MTEMC’s operational costs (costs after power is purchased from TVA) are among the lowest in the nation.

MTEMC's member-to-employee ratio, or the number of members for every person employed, is the highest of any electric co-op in the country.

Three of Tennessee's top five fastest growing counties are in the MTEMC service area - Rutherford, Williamson and Wilson - according to the U.S. Census Department.

 

 

Fiscal 2008 statistical overview
Number of members served	179,294
Total miles of line energized	10,100
Number of distribution substations	29
System electrical demand in kilowatts	1,279,997
Total kilowatt-hours purchased by MTEMC	5,570,706,259
Cost of power	$337,471,515
Total kilowatt-hours used by all members	5,380,443,432
Total electric revenue	$417,966,405
Uncollectible accounts	0.28%
*Times Interest Earning Ratio (TIER)	5.2
Percent of line loss	3.41%
Average cost per kilowatt hour purchased power	6.06 cents
Average cost per kilowatt hour to member	7.77 cents
Average monthly residential electric bill	$126.03
Plant investment per service	$2,521
Number of employees	366
Member to employee ratio	490
*The ability of MTEMC to pay interest on its debt is determined by this ratio. MTEMC can pay interest on its long-term debt 5.2 times.