Middle Tennessee Electric leaders updated cooperative members on the organization’s operations and answered questions during its livestreamed annual meeting on Aug. 22.
“For 90 years, MTE has done more than deliver electricity. We’ve worked to improve the quality of life for our members and our communities, guided by a commitment to service that remains as strong as ever today,” MTE President and CEO Chris Jones said. “Because MTE is more than an electric cooperative. We’re a community of employees, members and neighbors working together to make life better for one another.”
Members voted for candidates for the MTE Board of Directors and Nominating Committee during the week preceding the meeting. The cooperative announced election results during the meeting, as required by its bylaws.
Three board incumbents were re-elected: Scott Murphy, representing Williamson County’s District 1A; Ross Bradley, representing Rutherford County’s District 2D; and Hal Bone, representing Wilson County’s District 4B.
Will Jordan was re-elected in the contested race for Rutherford County’s District 2C.
Board members serve staggered three-year terms. The Nominating Committee is responsible for selecting candidates for the following year’s board elections.
Members elected to the 2026-27 Nominating Committee were:
1. District 1, Williamson County: Jessica Davey, Karen Paris and Juanita Patton.
2. District 2, Rutherford County: Teb Batey, Tracey Binkley, Michael Busey and Jamey Faulkner.
3. District 3, Cannon County: Jeanne Melton.
4. District 4, Wilson County: Greg Butler, Zachary Butler and Sonya Smith Wright.
Other topics highlighted during the meeting included:
1. MTE’s average cost per kilowatt-hour, which the cooperative said is 30% below the national average, based on information from the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
2. Community involvement through career days at local schools and energy-service programs such as Home Uplift.
3. The cooperative’s response to Winter Storm Fern and its efforts to restore power to members.
MTE leaders also answered members’ questions about generator safety and maintenance, youth programs, electricity affordability, challenges facing electric cooperatives, data centers, and other topics.
A recording of the meeting is available at mte.com/AnnualMeeting.