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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 almost all other cooperatives in the United States.
MTEMC’s administrative costs are among 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 among 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 2011 statistical overview | |
| Number of members served |
185,905
|
| Total miles of line energized |
10,393
|
| Number of distribution substations |
32
|
| System electrical demand in kilowatts |
1,313,747
|
| Total kilowatt-hours purchased by MTEMC |
5,945,951,826
|
| Cost of power |
$419,650,460
|
| Total kilowatt-hours used by all members |
5,581,441,597
|
| Total electric revenue |
$514,741,064
|
| Uncollectible accounts |
0.27%
|
| *Times Interest Earning Ratio (TIER) |
10.64
|
| Percent of line loss |
6.26%
|
| Average cost per kilowatt hour purchased power |
7.06 cents
|
| Average cost per kilowatt hour to member |
9.22 cents
|
| Average monthly residential electric bill |
$151.94
|
| Plant investment per service |
$2,782
|
| Number of employees |
377
|
| Member to employee ratio |
493
|
| *The ability of MTEMC to pay interest on its debt is determined by this ratio. MTEMC can pay interest on its long-term debt 10.64 times. | |