*Started: 1935
*Ownership: EPB is an indendent board of the city of Chattanooga
*Services: Distributor of electricity generated by the Tennessee Valley Authority and fiber-optic communications, including gigabit-speed internet, television and telephone services, in a 600-square-mile area in and around Chattanooga.
*Customers: EPB delivers power to more than 170,000 homes and businesses and has more than 94,000 customers of EPB Fiber Optics, which includes internet, television and phone services for residential customers and high-speed data links for business.
*Governance: EPB is headed by President and CEO David Wade and is governed by a 5-member board appointed by the mayor of Chattanooga. EPB is regulated by TVA, the city of Chattanooga and the Tennessee Comptroller’s Office.