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CIUDAD DE JOHNSON -Just six years from startup, BrightRidge Broadband is now serving more than 20,000 homes and businesses with up to 10Gbps symmetrical fiber to the premise available at more than 73 percent of BrightRidge Electric serviceable addresses in Washington and Sullivan counties.

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON — BrightRidge presented a $82,248 contribution to the Washington County Board of Education at its Thursday night meeting, continuing BrightRidge’s commitment to Washington County schools through the Solar Schools Initiative.

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON — As bitter cold temperatures persist throughout the Southeast United States, the Tennessee Valley Authority has issued a voluntary call for energy conservation as TVA posted near record electricity demand of 32,040 megawatts this morning.

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON – With 3-6 inches of snow predicted for the region through Saturday afternoon, BrightRidge is closely monitoring Winter Storm Cora, which will impact much of the service area. “Our crews have completed rigorous checks on all equipment, including chains and other winter-readiness tools,”

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON — BrightRidge has received an unqualified, clean audit opinion from independent auditors Blackburn, Childers & Steagall for the 34th year running, reflecting a focused commitment on sound financial management and transparency.

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON — BrightRidge Broadband has placed the first of four new fiber network cabinets in service in Fall Branch, providing high-speed broadband under a Tennessee Middle-Mile Broadband grant project to serve 122 customers that lack broadband. As the fiber network is completed to the remaining…

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON — Early damage and recovery costs for Hurricane Helene exceed $1 million dollars and rising, BrightRidge directors learned at their regular board meeting Tuesday. At the height of the storm, more than 33,000 of BrightRidge’s 83,000 electric customers were without power.

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON – BrightRidge and Pike Electric completed the third crossing of the Nolichucky River at Taylor Bridge on Friday night, restoring 120 remaining outages on the electric system a day ahead of schedule. “All the homes in the area that can accept power are now energized,” BrightRidge CEO Jeff Dykes said.

CIUDAD DE JOHNSON – BrightRidge restored all remaining outages north of the Nolichucky by Thursday morning, down from 33,458 outages at the height of storm Helene. Since the hurricane hit Friday, BrightRidge and contracted crews rebuilt two river crossings across the storm-widened Nolichucky River channel…