Christian County to Receive Investment in Digital Infrastructure
June 24, 2021A joint effort between Pennyrile Electric and Hopkinsville Electric System will make energynet high speed fiber internet widely available in Christian County over the next five years. Christian County Fiscal Court voted unanimously to commit $13 million dollars of Federal and State grants toward the estimated $35 million dollar project. The digital infrastructure investment will… Read More »
Considerations Before Installing Solar Panels
April 29, 2021Over the last decade, the price to install solar panels has dropped approximately 65%. This has caused more consumers to consider installing solar panels on their roof tops. This in turn has created more solar panel installation businesses. But not all solar panel installation businesses are equal. Recently, TVA alerted all TVA power distributors that… Read More »
HES/energynet Receives National Safety Award
March 24, 2021Hopkinsville Electric System/energynet has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2020. The utility earned 1st place in the category for utilities with 99,833 worker-hours of annual worker exposure. “Utilities that receive an APPA Safety Award have demonstrated that they have made the health and safety of… Read More »
KY launches Eviction Relief and Utility Assistance Program
March 12, 2021The Commonwealth of Kentucky has allocated $264 million to keep Kentuckians safe and housed throughout the pandemic. The Healthy at Home Eviction Relief Fund provides Kentuckians with assistance for past-due rent and up to three months of future payments. In addition, the fund can provide Kentuckians with assistance for past-due utilities since April 1, 2020,… Read More »