SCOTT COUNTY
423.569.8591
MORGAN COUNTY
423.346.3699
OFFICE HOURS
7:30am – 4:00pm
SCOTT COUNTY
423.569.8591
MORGAN COUNTY
423.346.3699
OFFICE HOURS
7:30am – 4:00pm
85 YEARS OF SERVICE
Plateau Electric Cooperative was formed in 1939 as a member-owned cooperative. PEC serves approximately 1,789 line miles and 17,052 members. The co-op is headquartered in Oneida, Tenn., with a district office in Wartburg, Tenn.
MEMBER/ENERGY SERVICES
From applying for new residential or commercial service to saving energy to financing a new heat pump, Plateau Electric Cooperative’s team stands ready to assist its members.
PEC AT WORK
On dark, stormy nights — or bright, sunny days . . . Plateau Electric Cooperative’s line crews work all hours and in all types of weather to make sure Morgan and Scott counties are fully powered!
ENERGY CONSERVATION TIPS
Use these timely tips to lower your electric bill.
Use cold or warm water for most loads of laundry. Cold water rinses as well as hot. Rinse economically with cold water.
Baking? Don’t peek! The temperature inside your oven drops 25 to 50 degrees every time the oven door is opened.
Don’t waste heat! Turn the cooking eye on your electric range to OFF just before food is done.
Clean your refrigerator’s condenser coils twice a year.
If you have several loads of laundry, try to dry them one after the other. An already warm dryer saves energy and saves time.
Cooking frozen food? Defrost your food first!
Use an extra layer of insulation on your hot water heater.
A freezer operates more efficiently when nearly full, but not overcrowded.
A manual defrost freezer should be defrosted when frost is 1/4″ thick.
Install your water heater as close as possible to where the most hot water will be used. The less distance it has to travel in the lines, the less heat you’ll lose.
Do you have a leaky faucet? Slow drips in your sink could be costing you hot water. Fix those faucets!
Wash full loads of laundry whenever possible. Partial loads wastes energy — and water!
Permanent, press cycle or cool air use less energy on your laundry dryer. Use this cycle when drying synthetics.
Lower the hot water temperature on your water heater to 120 degrees (140 degrees if you have a dishwasher).
Open the doors on your refrigerator and freezer only when necessary.
NEWS & UPDATES
The latest news and happenings at Plateau Electric Cooperative
Move over — Save a life
If you’re driving on Tennessee roads, what should you do if you approach a utility vehicle stopped on the shoulder with its flashing lights activated? According to the state’s Move Ove [...]
Annual meeting is Saturday, May 4
Plateau Electric Cooperative's 2019 annual meeting will be held Saturday, May 4, at the Oneida office on U.S. Hwy. 27 in Oneida. The meeting will begin with registration from 9 a.m. to [...]
PEC cuts ribbon on Rugby substation
Note — The following story first appeared in the Morgan County News and was written by its editor, John "Goose" Lindsay. RUGBY — Since its beginning in 1939, Plateau Electric Cooperati [...]
