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Duck River Electric Membership Corporation is 80 this year and we want to celebrate with you. Celebrate 80 years of light with us from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. on the following dates. Columbia – Columbia DREMC office – April 15 Chapel Hill – Chapel Hill DREMC...

America’s electric cooperatives have designated the second Monday of April as National Lineman Appreciation Day. On April 11, 2016, Duck River Electric Membership Corporation (DREMC), will honor the dedicated employees who work to keep the lights on. We proudly recognize all electric linemen for the services they...

The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) has scheduled a power outage for DREMC members living in the communities of Sherwood and Anderson of Franklin County. The brief outage is scheduled for Saturday, February 27, at midnight. Power should be restored by 1:00 a.m. This outage is necessary for...

Duck River EMC this week launches a new telephone survey that focuses on the opinions of co-op members who have recently conducted transactions. The purpose of the survey is to collect data on the transaction experience by asking members to rate the quality of service,...

Manchester line crews are working to restore service this morning after a power outage affecting more than 400 DREMC members. The outage area is bounded by AEDC, Hwy. 124, Woods Reservoir, Arnold Village and includes parts of Winchester Highway. The outage began around 4 a.m. Linemen are...

An equipment failure and broken pole are to blame for a prolonged power outage in Coffee County. Originally affecting more than 400 DREMC members, the outage has been whittled down 100 households. Manchester line crews have been working since early morning to restore service. An automatic...

Duck River EMC personnel are watching weather forecasts closely today in case the wintery conditions predicted for the service area trend toward ice and snow accumulation that could affect power lines and trees. The National Weather Service forecasts mainly rain through mid-morning in southern Middle Tennessee,...

Thousands of Duck River EMC members don’t have access to broadband internet, and across Tennessee rural broadband availability is a hope, rather than a reality. The Department of Economic and Community Development wants to find out how many Tennesseans don’t have broadband access and the...

Duck River EMC’s online bill payment system will be down from 5 p.m. today (Friday, Jan. 22) until 1 a.m. tomorrow (Saturday, Jan. 23). This outage is necessary to install cyber-security updates. DREMC regrets the inconvenience, but protecting the personal and financial information of co-op...