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Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) is a title sponsor of the 2021 Summer Reading Program.

Founded in 1936, Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) is the largest electric cooperative in the Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) region and the second largest in the United States, serving more than 600,000 Tennesseans via 312,000+ accounts covering nearly 2,200 square miles in 11 Middle Tennessee counties, primarily Rutherford, Cannon, Williamson, and Wilson. Municipalities served include Murfreesboro, Franklin, Brentwood, Smyrna, Lavergne, Lebanon, and Mt. Juliet. MTE employs 500+ people in 7 local offices and its Murfreesboro corporate headquarters.

Jay Sanders, MTE’s Community Relations Coordinator, shared additional thoughts around the 2021 donation.

How has reading impacted you?

Food is to the body as reading is to the mind… Reading gives you an incentive to see and experience something from a different aspect. It allowed me to envision what places may be like around world without ever visiting them – reading allows you to use your imagination. 

Why is it important for your company to support the local community?

As a not-for-profit member owned electric cooperative, it’s vital for us to support the community we serve. As a matter of fact, it’s one of the seven cooperative principals that cooperatives were founded on.

What motivates your company to support the Williamson County Library?

Both The Williamson County Library and Middle Tennessee Electric were founded in the 1930’s, since then we have both provided vital services to the residents of Williamson County. Supporting the Williamson County Library is an honor for MTE because the library provides materials that will stimulate students' acquisition of factual knowledge and it provides countless opportunities for residents to learn.

What is your favorite book?

Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison