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Rockwood Electric Utility (REU) is a not-for-profit, municipally owned utility dedicated to providing Electric service to residential, commercial, industrial, and public facilities. REU traces its beginnings to 1939 when the City of Rockwood purchased electric systems in Rockwood and Kingston from the Tennessee Electric Power Company (TEPCO) and agreed to serve those cities and the surrounding communities consisting of portions of Roane, Cumberland, and Morgan counties.

Operation & control of the power system is vested in the Electric Power Board as outlined in the City Charter for Rockwood.

Statistics

  • Over 14,000 electric customers; over 11,000 residential
  • Revenue from power sales in excess of $23 million
  • All power is purchased from TVA; 5 year rolling contract
  • Thirty-eight (38) full time employees

Power System

  • Four (4) substations; delivery voltages of 69 kV and 161 kV
  • 12.47/7.2 kV, 3-phase system distribution system
  • Over 1000 miles of single- and three-phase primary

Electric Power Board

Thomas L. Bowman, Chairman
Mike Cox, Secretary/Treasurer
Darryl Meadows
Kevin McClure
Thomas Flood

The Electric Power Board of Rockwood meets on the 3rd Tuesday of each month at 5:30 pm. Board meetings are held at the City of Rockwood Municipal Building at 110 N. Chamberlain Ave.

General Manager

Kendall Bear, P.E.

Staff

Rochelle Sweat , Executive Assistant
Sandy Helton, Director of Human Relations
Scott Shrout, Operating Superintendent
Marsha O’Keefe, Manager of Accounting & Administrative Services
Mike Miller, Manager of Customer Services
Marty Hill, Safety Coordinator

 
 
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Rockwood Electric Utility

341 W. Rockwood St. | P.O. Box 108
Rockwood, TN 37854
Phone (865) 354-0514 | Fax (865) 354-2325


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