At the end of 1938, the electric department had 317 customers and 4 employees. By the end of the 1920s, there were about 100 commercial and residential customers, almost equally divided, who received electric power from TEPCO.In the 1920s and 1930s, many citizens across the United States and members of Congress believed that a privately-held power monopoly existed and that electricity should be provided for everyone through government regulation. The new AMR provided an automated way for meters to send daily electricity usage via long-range radio frequencies to a centralized computer system to automate billing, ensure accuracy, and provide proactive issue notification.
A new hole digging truck equipped with an auger to dig holes for poles was also purchased. Today, that’s approximately 63,059 electric customers in a four-county service region, plus 8,825 water customers, 5,953 natural gas customers and 5,182 wastewater customers, making LCUB the eighth largest utility among the 155 TVA distributors. A four page advertisement was purchased in the Lenoir City News Banner and ran on August 27. During the 1950s and 1960s, natural gas prices were very low due to federal price regulating legislation and US Supreme Court decisions. LCUB has invested in its infrastructure and maintains state-of-the-art facilities to provide the highest quality utility services to its growing customer base at the lowest possible rates. LCUB's current Administrative Offices are still housed in this building.LCUB issued $290,000 of municipal bonds to build a natural gas distribution system in 1950. The advertisement contained an impressive tribute to the economic success and advancement of LCUB's service area based on receiving cheap, reliable electricity generated by TVA.The end of the 1960s escorted additional improvements to the overall utilities system, including huge electrical expansion in west Knox County and a large expansion of gas service to north of Lenoir City in the Eaton's Cross Roads and adjacent areas. The steps below serve as a guide for establishing service with LCUB: Review LCUB's service area maps to determine which services LCUB provides for your residence. All customers within LCU account are welcome to use the mobile application. At the end of 1939, the customer base had grown to 1,766 and the recently formed department employed 12 people.During the same time, the city also offered water and sewer services. The initial system was completed and accepted customers in 1951. Lenoir City Center 7698 Creekwood Park Blvd. This program allows customers in the LCUB service area to install a renewable electricity generation resource to produce electricity that feeds back into the TVA electric grid.Green energy production and consumption became much more widespread during this timeframe with several LCUB customers opting to participate in TVA's Green Power Switch. Read More. This allowed operators to constantly monitor reservoirs and treatment facilities to ensure that LCUB's drinking water was high quality and exceeded the State of Tennessee's regulations.Additionally, it provided a proactive approach to resolving problems; if a leak or other problem occurred, operators were notified much quicker than before and could work quickly to minimize any leaks or water loss.In 1995, LCUB opened its second satellite Customer Service Center. By the mid-1940s, LCUB’s services expanded to include water and sewer under the authority of a newly created Water and Light Commission with citizen oversight.It was during this period that LCUB clearly demonstrated its commitment to support the broader region, working diligently to build a power distribution network for the neighboring West Knox County community. Today, that’s approximately 65,430 electric customers in a four-county service region, plus 9,005 water customers, 6,277 natural gas customers and 5,362 wastewater customers, making LCUB the eighth largest utility among the 154 TVA distributors.Electric Power arrived in Lenoir City in the early 20th century and was provided by the Lenoir City Light & Power Company. By 1945, LCUB had expanded into west Knox County as far north as the Solway community adjacent to the Anderson County border and as far east as the West Hills area.In 1946, LCUB invested $75,000, financed by municipal bonds, to make improvements to the water system. In 2012, the Gas and Water Departments installed an AMR to benefit from the same efficiencies as the Electric Department.During the mid 2000s, LCUB became a TVA Generation Partner. Last night 15,000 customers were without power and we're down to 5,000.