A thermostat.Update at 11:08 a.m.: EPB reports that TVA has cancelled its energy curtailment request, so the utility is no longer asking customers to help conserve power.
Multiple electric utilities are asking customers to reduce their power usage despite dangerous freezing temperatures outside.
The call to turn down thermostats comes after utilities say the Tennessee Valley Authority asked them to reduce power usage in their areas.
Chattanooga municipal utility EPB and Cleveland Utilities say TVA made the request this morning.
EPB reports that power outages are occurring due to the extreme cold and that crews are working on the scattered outages as fast as possible.
In addition, the electric cooperative that serves more than a dozen Middle Tennessee counties is calling for people to turn off non-essential appliances.
Residents served by Duck River Electric Membership Cooperative are asked by the utility to turn their thermostats down by three to four degrees to help offset peak levels of demand, according to officials.
Cooperative members should also turn off lights and electrical devices when the rooms they're in are not occupied and postpone or limit hot water use until the weather begins to warm.
Around 10 a.m., TVA reported that it passed its expected power peak for today.