KUB Service Areas
Electric System Facts
Customers: 196,499
Service Area: 688 square miles
Service Lines: 5,238 miles
Substations: 59
Purchased Power: 5,839,091 megawatt hours (MWh)
Peak Day Capacity: 1,246,398 kilowatt hour (kW) (1/09)
Peak Demand Capacity: 2,600,000 kilo volt amperes (kVA)
Purchased Power Cost: $424 million
Power Cost as a Percentage of Sales: 81 percent
Gas Service Area
KUB's gas system serves mainly Knoxville and Knox County, with small extensions into two adjacent counties.
Gas System Facts
Customers: 96,924
Service Area: 279 square miles
Service Mains: 2,350 miles
Peak Day Demand: 119,282 dekatherm (dth) (1/10)
Peak Demand Capacity: 157,381 dth
Total Purchased Gas: 11,951,070 dth
Purchased Gas Cost: $64 million
Natural Gas Cost as a Percentage of Sales: 60 percent
Water Service Area
KUB's water service area is located in the center of the Appalachian watershed and is surrounded by one of the most abundant and safe water supplies in the nation. Average daily water consumption equals roughly one-half of KUB's 62 million-gallon filtration capacity.
Customers: 77,602
Service Area: 187 square miles
Treatment Plants: 1
Booster Pump Stations: 27
Storage Facilities: 30
Service Mains: 1,490 miles
Rated Capacity: 61.2 million gallons (mg)
Reservoir Capacity: 33.5 mg
Treated Water: 12.4 billion gallons
Average flow: 34 million gallons a day
Wastewater Service Area
KUB is dedicated to preserving the area's abundant lakes, rivers, and streams. The utility's four wastewater treatment plants use the most advanced and reliable procedures available to ensure the protection and preservation of East Tennessee's natural water supply for domestic, commercial, and recreational use.
Wastewater System Facts
Customers: 68,744
Service Area: 248 square miles
Treatment Plants: 4
Lift Stations: 62
Service Mains: 1,320 miles
Rated Capacity: 66 million gallons
Treated Water: 15.9 billion gallons
Average Flow: 43.64 million gallons per day
