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JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge auditors Blackburn, Childers & Steagall offered a clean opinion on the 2021 fiscal year, marking the company’s 31st year without financial reporting deficiencies, as the electric division posted a higher customer count and lower operating expenses, while BrightRidge Broadband posted strong growth in both…

JOHNSON CITY – For a second year in a row, BrightRidge will give customers a $1.32 million Pandemic Recovery Credit that will save residential and small commercial customers as much as 10 percent on their February power bills, typically the heaviest usage month of the year. “We are grateful for the economic recovery in our…

JOHNSON CITY – For a third year in a row, BrightRidge’s fiscal year 2022 budget contains no increase in retail electric rates, with the adopted budget also funding a major push towards a smarter electric distribution grid while BrightRidge Broadband has accelerated its build out plan by a full 12 months. Meeting in regular session Tuesday…

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge has a planned electric system outage scheduled for the Colonial Heights area on Wednesday, June 16, 2021 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. The outage will allow BrightRidge crews to replace conductor wire and will affect service to approximately 120 customers. Customers affected include those residing on Hillandale Drive…

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…