Hopkinsville Electric System - EnergyNet Internet Services – Hopkinsville, KY

In partnership with the City of Hopkinsville, HES & EnergyNet has begun Project Shine, which will convert all of the existing street lights in our service area to new LED fixtures. The many benefits of LED street lights are listed below and HES has already began the process of converting mercury vapor (MV) and high… Read More »

On Thursday, January 25th at the Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours held at Hopkinsville Electric System (HES), EnergyNet, the internet division of HES, announced plans to increase fiber optic internet coverage to the residents of Hopkinsville. A Gig City is a city in which the residents have access to an advanced high speed network… Read More »

When arctic temperatures sweep through the area, residential and business heating units work overtime to maintain the indoor temperatures desired by the occupants. Not only do the heating units run for longer periods of time, but some units also switch on internal heating elements to produce additional heat. This causes the demand for electricity to… Read More »

In September 2017, the TVA Board of Directors approved a 1.5% effective retail rate increase for all of their 154 power distributors which includes Hopkinsville Electric System. This pass through to HES customers amounts to an additional $1.50 on the electric bill of the residential customer using 1,000 kilowatt-hours per month. “This modest rate increase… Read More »