The employees of Hopkinsville Electric System (HES) and energynet have a long history of participating and contributing to the annual pledge campaign for the United Way of the Pennyrile. This important community campaign collects financial contributions from area businesses and residents which are then redirected to 20 area non-profit agencies to provide health, education and… Read More »

On Saturday morning, January 11, around 7:00 AM, tornado sirens around Hopkinsville began wailing out a warning to the residents to take cover…a dangerous storm front was about to hit.  Within minutes, the storm assaulted the city, concentrating damage around the Glass Avenue area, snapping off electric poles and bringing down lines. In addition, 2… Read More »

Each winter, there are those in our community who struggle to pay their winter heating bills to keep warm. The HES Project Share program allows our customers to help these individuals by making a small contribution to the program on their monthly electric bill. All of these contributions are combined and sent to Pennyrile Allied… Read More »

During our celebration of Public Power Week, HES/Energynet allowed customers to sign up in our lobby for a new, electric grill. HES has offered these grills for sale to our customers for many years due to their ease of use. HES customer Roy Tyler III was the lucky winner. Congratulations Roy and happy grilling!