RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. (WGNS News) – As a severe heatwave continues to grip the region, area residents may experience a slight shock when opening their electric bills. Some customers have taken to social media to complain, suggesting their bills have doubled or tripled because of a summer rate change…
But Amy Byers, Public Relations Coordinator at Middle Tennessee Electric, says that rates have not been changed at all. Instead, the amount of electricity being used has increased.
Earlier this week, Byers confirmed that electric rates have not gone up in Rutherford County, nor have they increased for any of the 750,000 people that MTE serves. However, the amount of electricity area residents are using to cool their homes has increased due to the extreme heat being felt all across the Middle Tennessee area. Byers said…..