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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…

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…

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 – 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…

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…