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September 30, 2024
Work Continues to Restore Power Across the Nolichucky River

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge electric construction crews will be completing final work late Monday on support structures necessary to allow sag in longer conductor lines needed to cross the Hurricane Helene-widened Nolichucky River channel at Bailey Bridge in southern Washington County.

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September 30, 2024
BrightRidge Donates $150,000 to Support Small Business Flood Recovery Through Region AHEAD

JOHNSON CITY – In response to the flooding severely impacting Northeast Tennessee and the region, BrightRidge is donating $150,000 to support small businesses through Region AHEAD, a non-profit fundraising organization dedicated to assisting small businesses in times of crisis.

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September 29, 2024
BrightRidge Continues Recovery Efforts in Wake of Historic Damage From Storm Helene

JOHNSON CITY – Recovery efforts are continuing in the wake of storm Helene and tragic flooding in our area. As of 2:15 p.m. Sunday, BrightRidge crews are continuing to work to restore about 2650 outages, with 1800 of those outages located south of the Nolichucky River.

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September 28, 2024
BrightRidge Continues Storm Helene Recovery Efforts Saturday

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge electric system outages are down to around 7,000 customers at 3:15 p.m. Saturday, with all available crews deployed. At least two additional contract crews are enroute, but serious damage is widespread throughout our region as well as Western Carolina. As noted in our last update…

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September 27, 2024
BrightRidge Continues Disaster Assessment and Recovery

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge continues disaster assessment and recovery efforts after historic rain, wind and flooding from Tropical Storm Helene washed out bridges and roads while felling dozens of trees and power lines throughout the service area Friday. As of 6:30 p.m., it is not possible to even assess all the damage…

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A worker wearing safety gear climbs a wooden utility pole on a clear day, with wires and equipment visible in the background.
September 26, 2024
BrightRidge Prepares – Update 1

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge crews and contractors are responding to about 13,165 outages around its service territory as Tropical Storm Helene continues to move through the region. Motorists should avoid travel unless essential at least until the storms blow through as expected by forecaster later this afternoon.

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Rows of cylindrical electrical transformers are placed on wooden pallets outdoors, with a utility truck in the background.
September 26, 2024
BrightRidge prepares for Hurricane Helene

JOHNSON CITY — BrightRidge continues to prepare for stormy conditions and high winds as tropical weather is anticipated to impact the region through at least this weekend, with the highest risk currently projected for tomorrow. BrightRidge retains 14 crews in both its service and construction divisions…

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August 9, 2024
6,000th Home Uplifted

JONESBOROUGH – The Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) announced the completion of its 6,000th Home Uplift project at a Friday morning ceremony with BrightRidge and the Morton family at their Jonesborough home newly improved through the program. The family purchased their home while living abroad in Japan…

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Fast charger ribbon cutting ceremony
June 4, 2024
BrightRidge, Johnson City unveil first publicly available Level 3 EV Charger

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge, the City of Johnson City, and the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation celebrated an important milestone for electric vehicle adoption in the region with a Thursday morning ribbon-cutting of the first public Level 3 EV fast charger in Johnson City and Washington County.

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