A Connect Celebration will be held next week as the first Hopkinsville neighborhood is set to receive energynet gigabit fiber internet.
Officials with Hopkinsville Energynet, a division of Hopkinsville Electric System, say they will implement their new fiber network in the Hunting Creek neighborhood after residents expressed the most interest via the energynet’s sign up site to receive the new service.
Officials say gigabit fiber internet offering speeds up to 1,000 Mbps, is 100 times faster than average internet service in the Hopkinsville area. The company will be the largest provider of gigabit fiber internet service in Hopkinsville and joins a handful of other U.S. cities providing such a service city-wide.
Energynet Telecommunications Manager Richard Shaw says in a release it’s an exciting time, to be able to roll out service previously reserved for businesses in Hopkinsville. He noted to now be able to offer the same speeds in the home is really a game-changer for Hopkinsville.
Hunting Creek residents and the public are invited to attend the Connect Celebration Tuesday afternoon, November 13, at 3:30 at the end of Hunting Creek Road.
Officials say the energynet service will be constructed first where the demand dictates. Hopkinsville and Christian County residents should visit goenergynet.com, input your home address, and express your interest in signing up for energynet service in order help guide where the next phase of development will be in Hopkinsville following the Hunting Creek implementation