RUTHERFORD COUNTY, Tenn. — Linemen with Middle Tennessee Electric (MTE) have been working around the clock since Saturday to restore power following widespread outages caused by winter weather, with one neighboring county seeing the most significant impact.

According to MTE officials, Williamson County experienced the highest number of outages as crews responded to damage caused by ice accumulation and fallen trees...

That was Amy Byers, Public Relations Coordinator for Middle Tennessee Electric. Speaking Tuesday morning, Byers said approximately 3,000 customers across MTE’s service area were still without power at that time. Of those outages, fewer than 300 were located in Rutherford County.

On Monday, additional crews were brought in to assist MTE linemen as restoration efforts continued across multiple counties.…

Byers emphasized that while extra manpower helps speed recovery, repairs following ice and snow events are often complex and time-consuming due to safety concerns and the extent of the damage...

Progress continued throughout Tuesday, with MTE reporting a reduction of at least 2,000 outages by the end of the day—down from roughly 3,000 customers without power at the start of Tuesday. Byers said the problem with ice related storms is how widespread the damage can be... At 10 p.m. Tuesday night, only 0.2 percent of MTE members were still experiencing power issues. That equates to fewer than 930 addresses across the utility’s three primary service counties: Williamson, Wilson, and Rutherford.

Overall, Middle Tennessee Electric provides electric service to more than 359,000 members across Middle Tennessee.