December Science on Tap to focus on the good news from climate change, biodiversity
December 1, 2021
Clarksville, TN – Earlier this month, at the United Nations global climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, 197 countries – including the United States – signed a climate pact that included pledges to reduce methane gas pollution, deforestation, and coal financing.
That’s good news. Really good news.
Michelle Rogers. (APSU)
CDE Lightband, TVA to match $15,000 in donations to Imagination Library of Montgomery County
November 6, 2020
Clarksville, TN – As the COVID-19 Coronavirus pandemic continues to surge and affect many local and fundamental organizations, The Imagination Library of Montgomery County is unfortunately one of those facing funding shortages.
With the present difficulties CDE Lightband and Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) have agreed to match up to $15,000 in donations as the Community Care Fund campaign is launched once again.
Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library.
CDE Lightband honors outgoing Board Chairman Wayne Wilkinson
June 26, 2020
Clarksville, TN – Charles Dickens wrote, “It was the best of times…it was the age of wisdom…it was the epoch of belief…it was the season of Light…it was the spring of hope…”
It is with great adoration and sadness, CDE Lightband said farewell to Chairman Wayne Wilkinson at the Power Board Meeting Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020.
(L to R) CDE Lightband General Manager, Brian Taylor and former Power Board Chairman, Wayne Wilkinson.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation announces New Chairman, Board
June 12, 2020
Clarksville, TN – The Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation is pleased to announce Joel Wallace will assume the role of Board Chairman beginning July 1st, 2020. Wallace is a partner at the law firm of Cunningham, Mitchell & Rocconi.
Clarksville-Montgomery County Education Foundation Board Chairman Joel Wallace.
CDE Lightband awarded American Public Power Association Solar Research Grant
February 24, 2020
Clarksville, TN – CDE Lightband has received a research grant by the American Public Power Association’s Demonstration of Energy & Efficiency Developments (DEED) program.
CDE Lightband 6.38kW solar array installed at the CDE main campus at 2021 Wilma Rudolph Boulevard.
CDE Lightband Unveils New Streaming Services
November 18, 2019
Clarksville, TN – CDE Lightband has debuted a new channel streaming service to better serve those looking to cut the cord with traditional video offerings. CDE Lightband had been promoting a new product launch on its Facebook page since early November and customers have been speculating what the reveal could be.
F2 Con Gaming Convention Coming to Clarksville for Second Year
March 9, 2019
Visit Clarksville
Clarksville, TN – Visit Clarksville, CDE Lightband and Clarksville Parks and Recreation will host Clarksville’s second competitive gaming tournament, F2 Con, Thursday-Saturday, April 18th-20th at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.
The three-day competition offers tournament play, casual gaming, and fun for all ages with retro gaming, vendors and live streaming. All gaming will take place on CDE Lightband’s gigabit internet.
F2 Con Gaming Convention Boasts $10,000 in Prizes.
F2 Con Gaming Tournament Coming to Clarksville
March 15, 2018
Clarksville, TN – Visit Clarksville, CDE Lightband and Clarksville Parks and Recreation will host Clarksville’s first gaming and esports convention, F2 Con, Friday and Saturday, April 27th-28th at the Wilma Rudolph Event Center.
The two-day competition is produced by Esports Now and offers tournament play, casual gaming and fun for all ages with retro gaming, vendors and live streaming competition. All gaming will take place on CDE Lightband’s gigabit internet.
F2 Con Gaming Tournament Boasts $10,000 in Prizes.
CDE Lightband earns Diamond Level Reliable Public Power Provider designation
May 10, 2017
Clarksville power utility commended for reliability, safety
Clarksville, TN – CDE Lightband has earned a Diamond Level Reliable Public Power Provider (RP3)® designation from the American Public Power Association for providing reliable and safe electric service.
CDE Lightband scored 98-100 percent from the national public power experts. David Lynch, Assistant Director of Utility Operations at Marquette Board of Light and Power, Michigan, and chair of the Association’s RP3 Review Panel, presented the designations on May 8th during the Association’s annual Engineering & Operations Technical Conference in San Antonio, Texas.
David Lynch, left, Assistant Director of Utility Operations at Marquette Board of Light and Power, Michigan, and chair of the Association’s RP3 Review Panel presents the Diamond Level plaque to Brian Taylor, CDE Lightband General Manager, and Keith Cutshall, CDE Lightband Safety Manager. At right is Mike Hyland, Senior Vice President of APPA.
“We’re honored to be recognized as a Reliable Public Power Provider,” said Brian Taylor, General Manager of CDE Lightband. “Our staff works hard to provide reliable service and RP3 recognizes our commitment to serving the community.”
The RP3 designation, which lasts for three years, recognizes public power utilities that demonstrate proficiency in four key disciplines: reliability, safety, workforce development and system improvement. Criteria include sound business practices and a utility-wide commitment to safe and reliable delivery of electricity.
“The City of Clarksville is proud of the high-quality service and efficient operations achieved by CDE-Lightband, our electric power utility,” Mayor Kim McMillan said. “This Diamond Level designation is a high honor for the leadership and workers of CDE, and for the members of the City’s Power Board, the citizen’s panel that oversees CDE.”
CDE Lightband joins more than 220 public power utilities nationwide that hold the RP3 designation.
“Utilities that have earned an RP3 designation demonstrate public power’s emphasis on achieving leading practices and providing a high level of service to communities,” said Lynch. “We are proud to welcome all utilities earning this recognition for the first time and to those renewing their designations.”
The American Public Power Association has offered the RP3 designation for 12 years. The Association is the voice of not-for-profit, community-owned utilities that power 49 million people in 2,000 towns and cities nationwide. The Association advocates and advises on electricity policy, technology, trends, training, and operations.
About CDE Lightband
CDE Lightband is a municipally-owned public power and broadband service provider serving 67,000 electric and 19,000 broadband customers with the city limits of Clarksville, TN.
CDE Lightband provides reliable utilities delivered at the speed of light. Our service area, consisting of 100 square miles within the municipal boundaries, includes 892 miles of power lines and 960 miles of fiber optic cable.
Our world-class Fiber Optic Network keeps electric costs low and allows us to deliver exceptional products and constant innovation. The network provides savings of over $1 million annually in operating costs and provides over $5 million annually in income for electrical grid improvements that result in half as many large scale power outages compared to peer cities.
Additionally, access to our network increases home values by 3% or an average of over $5,000, according to the Fiber to the Home Council. Based in large part on access to the superior digital products provided by CDE Lightband, Clarksville has been designated a first 50 “Next Century City.”
CDE Lightband offers Electricity, Internet, Digital TV and Telephone services with blazing fast speed and superior performance … with the additional convenience of 24/7 local support and bundling all your utilities into a single bill.
Our staff includes 200 full-time employees, a management team with over 100 years of combined industry expertise and governance provided by a board of five local business leaders.
For more information, visit their website at www.cdelightband.com
CDE Lightband Increases Internet Speeds to Customers
February 22, 2017
Clarksville, TN – CDE Lightband, the municipal power and broadband provider in the city of Clarksville, announced today the release of new, faster Internet speeds for all of their existing customers.
The speeds will increase almost all of the customer speeds for both residential and commercial use by five times the speed they have today.
Internet Speeds for CDE Lightband Customer to increase in March.
