Incorporated in Virginia as the Tennessee Central Service Company in 1927. Name changed to East Tennessee Light and Power Company in 1929. Provided electric power to Avery County, N.C.; Carter, Johnson, Sullivan, and Washington Counties, Tenn.; and Scott and Washington Counties, Va. Merged with Tennessee Eastern Electric Company in 1941. Purchased by the Tennessee Valley Authority in 1945.
From the description of East Tennessee Light and Power Company records, 1898-1945, 1950 (bulk 1920-1945). (East Tennessee State University). WorldCat record id: 35951001