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 »

If you’d like a more stabilized electric bill, the new HES Levelized Billing Program may be for you. To smooth out the high and low bills due to changing seasons, the Levelized Billing Program uses the current month’s usage and past 12 months’ bills to calculate a “levelized” amount for your bill. This process is… Read More »