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JONESBOROUGH — BrightRidge, Silicon Ranch, and the Tennessee Valley Authority held a ceremony Tuesday to break ground on a new solar farm that is now under construction in western Washington County. The 9-megawatt (MWAC) facility will be named the Martin Solar Farm in honor of the late Ralph Martin, who served for many…
JOHNSON CITY – About 120 downtown Johnson City electric system customers are scheduled for a planned outage Tuesday, April 6, from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., as weather permits. The outage will permit BrightRidge crews to safely replace conductor wire which provides electric service to the area. The outage will impact Johnson City’s…
JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge has been recognized as a Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® by the American Public Power Association for providing reliable and safe electric service. The RP3 Platinum designation, which lasts for three years, recognizes public power utilities that clearly demonstrate proficiency in…
JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge Directors voted unanimously Tuesday afternoon to extend a $1.2 million BrightRidge Pandemic Relief Credit to all residential and small commercial power customers. The one-time credit will appear for most customers on February power bills. Residential and small commercial customers can expect estimated savings…
WASHINGTON COUNTY – Building off fiber construction to previously unserved rural areas just completed through a $2.4 million Tennessee Emergency Broadband grant, BrightRidge has authorized a locally funded broadband expansion to bring service to another 1,051 customer locations throughout Washington County. Newly installed fiber…
JOHNSON CITY – For a 30th straight year, BrightRidge financial statements drew a clean opinion from its independent auditor as the company closes the book on its 2020 fiscal year. Independent auditors Blackburn, Childers & Stegall determined BrightRidge’s financial statements “present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position” of…
JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge Broadband is now live with 28 high-speed free Public Wi-Fi locations while also initiating fiber broadband service to the previously unserved areas of Bowmantown and Pleasant Valley/Key Mills in Washington County. The $3 million project was funded with $2.46 million from six Tennessee Emergency Broadband…
JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge celebrated 75 years as the region’s largest public power provider with a Monday ribbon cutting ceremony to formally inaugurate the company’s new customer-friendly façade at its Boones Creek Road headquarters. BrightRidge has come a long way since 2017 when the Johnson City…
JOHNSON CITY – On Sunday, October 18, a rolling roadblock and traffic detour are planned on North Roan Street and State of Franklin Road to allow ongoing utility maintenance while protecting motorists and utility crews. Rolling roadblocks allow traffic to be slowed or temporarily stopped while critical utility infrastructure is replaced.