Newport Utilities

Morristown Utility Systems provides a wide range of water and power services within the municipal boundaries of the city of Morristown, Tenn. It is a private company that serves more than 12,000 customers. Its services include budget billing, project help, life support, social security and tree replacement. Morristown Utility Systems also provides a wide range of customer services that include view your bill, pay your bill online, payment options, read your meter and emergency information. Additionally, the company conducts various programs, such as green power, heat pump and water heater programs. The Green Power program is designed to save the natural nonrenewable resources, such as coal. The program encourages use of renewable means to generate power, including landfill methane, wind and solar power plants.

Elizabethton Electric Department EED was founded in 1945 as a publicly owned power distributor. EED buys electricity generated by the Tennessee Valley Authority TVA, and distributes it for sale to its customers.EED provides electric power to over 26,000 customers in a distribution area covering over 129 square miles, and includes over 88,000,000 in assets in four counties and four cities and towns in Northeast Tennessee. This area includes portions of Carter, Sullivan, Unicoi, and Washington Counties and the cities of Elizabethton, Watauga, Johnson City, and Town of Unicoi.EED owns and maintains one Primary and eight Distribution substations and over 820 miles of line. EED purchases over 540 million kilowatt-hours kWh of electricity from TVA annually, at a cost of about 38 million dollars annually. Each fiscal year, EED pays approximately 900,000 in tax equivalents to its constituent counties and cities.EED is governed by the City Council of the City of Elizabethton and is a department of the city.