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CDE Lightband Brings Home Multiple Awards From Lineman Rodeo in Murfreesboro

CDE LightbandClarksville, TN – CDE Lightband is proud to announce the outstanding performance of its lineworkers at the Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo, held this past weekend in Murfreesboro.

The team, comprising one senior lineman and ten apprentices, showcased exceptional skill, safety, and professionalism, bringing home numerous awards.

The annual competition tests the critical skills and safety practices essential to the electrical utility industry. CDE Lightband’s participants demonstrated their expertise across various challenging events.

Award recipients from CDE Lightband include:

Senior Division:

  • Scott Deese: First place in the Senior Hurtman Rescue and Fourth Overall Senior.

Apprentice Division:

  • Jacob Stewart: Secured First place Overall Apprentice and Second place in the Pole Top Insulator Change Out.
  • Dylan Vinson: Earned Second place Overall Apprentice, First place in the Pole Top Insulator Change Out, Third place in the Apprentice Hurtman Rescue, and Second place in the Apprentice Fused Cutout Relocation.

“We are incredibly proud of all our lineworkers who competed at the Tennessee Valley Lineman Rodeo,” said Brian Taylor, General Manager of CDE Lightband. “Their dedication to safety, precision, and continuous improvement is evident in these impressive results. For our apprentices to achieve such high honors among 115 competitors truly highlights the caliber of talent within CDE Lightband and our commitment to excellence in serving our community.”

The CDE Lightband team’s success at the rodeo underscores their readiness and capability to maintain and restore power safely and efficiently for the Clarksville community.

About CDE Lightband

CDE Lightband, the municipal electric and broadband provider for the City of Clarksville, offers electric, internet, video and voice services to customers within the Clarksville city limits. CDE Lightband serves over 80,000 metered homes and businesses with electric service and nearing 30,000 customers with broadband services over our Fiber to the Premise Network.

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

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