Decatur County REMC says PowerStream Fiber has connected homes, eyes BEAD phase to reach more rural addresses
May 19, 2026
May 19, 2026
Decatur County REMC presented progress on its PowerStream Fiber build: a Next Level award (~$4.67M) covered 565 addresses while mainline infrastructure passes about 1,400 homes; BEAD-supported Phase 2 (roughly $7.1M) aims to serve 889 more addresses and pass about 2,800 homes, pending final state contracts and environmental approvals.
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Bridal O'Plamp, CEO of Decatur County REMC, introduced Sam Ruff, the REMC’s technology manager and project lead, who presented results and next steps for the PowerStream Fiber build.
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