Decatur County REMC says PowerStream Fiber has connected homes, eyes BEAD phase to reach more rural addresses

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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