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JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge has officially established a Broadband Division having cleared the final regulatory hurdle with the Johnson City Commission’s unanimous approval Thursday night. “This is a journey that began long before my arrival here at BrightRidge,” CEO Jeff Dykes said. “Several different boards have considered this step…

JOHNSON CITY – Participants in BrightRidge’s solar community will have an opportunity to secure a month-to-month or a 20-year license to 500 kW (.5 MW) of solar generation at the new Silicon Ranch Corp. solar farm under construction near Telford. And, those buying into the project will receive a return assuming the solar farm produces…

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge, the Tennessee Valley Authority and Silicon Ranch broke ground Friday morning on the Tri-Cities’ first community solar project, a 5-megawatt solar farm outside of Jonesborough near Telford. Joined by BrightRidge board members, officials and the Johnson City Chamber of Commerce at the site, BrightRidge CEO…

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge invites all interested persons to attend a public hearing at 6pm today, July 26, 2018 at its 2600 Boones Creek Road office to garner input on a proposed $64 million investment to bring competition to the regional broadband, cable television and phone service marketplace. “Our electric customers will see perhaps the…

JONESBOROUGH – BrightRidge officials cut the ribbon on its 31st substation Wednesday morning at 10:30 a.m., placing a $4.45 million facility into service to substantially reduce the burden on heavily-loaded circuits serving West Johnson City and Jonesborough. The substation, located at 1123 East Main Street in Jonesborough, enhances the system’s…

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge directors approved moving forward Wednesday with an 8-year, $64 million investment to bring competition to the regional broadband, cable television and phone service marketplace. By unanimous vote, the Board, after three years of study, agreed to move forward with a phased plan that will offer up to 10 Gb…

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge board of directors adopted a $196 million operating budget Tuesday for the fiscal 2019 year, passing along the Tennessee Valley Authority’s 1.8 percent rate increase along with a rate policy adjustment designed to maintain BrightRidge’s operating margin. For an average residential customer, the rate…

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge has been recognized by the American Public Power Association as a platinum-level reliable public power provider (RP3). ® Neil James, Manager of Distribution Operations at ‎Santee Cooper, South Carolina and chair of the Association’s RP3 Review Panel, presented the designations during the Association’s recent Engineering…

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge has concluded its 2018-2019 Calendar Contest and is proud to announce the following winners: Brooklyn James, Caden Cain, Henry Ward, Avery Wondergem, Grant Gentry, Sarah Leerssen, Charlotte Dowdy, Isabella Greene, Isaac Mussard, McKaleigh Guinn, Mason Burgess, Graciela Mondragon, Stephen Coffey…

JOHNSON CITY – BrightRidge continues to make two forms of easy payment services available for residential customers, with sign-up required by the end of May to qualify. “We fully understand that the peaky nature of Northeast Tennessee weather makes for equally peaky, and painful, power bills when super-hot days in summer or super-cold…