Monthly Archives: October 2022

Easton Utilities recently celebrated significant service anniversaries achieved by five employees. “These incredible individuals deserve to be recognized for their ongoing commitment to our company, our customers, and our community,” said Vicki L. Petro, Vice President of Human Resources for Easton Utilities. “We are fortunate to have them on our team.” 40 years David Allen, Vehicle Maintenance Supervisor Rob Himelright, Electric Distribution Field Technician 30 years Kenny Wilkins, Power Plant and General Maintenance II 20 years Matt Baker, Journeyman Lineman 10 years Amy Forrester, Graphic Designer

The Talbot County Council presented a check for $1.75 million to Easton Utilities at their meeting on Tuesday, October 11, fulfilling a promise to residents to invest in broadband access for the entire county. “This funding will remove the only remaining barrier for those needing access to broadband service as we realize affordability is crucial,” says Chuck Callahan, Talbot County Council President. The funding for this project was made available to counties and municipalities through the American Rescue Plan Act and caps a series of investments made by Talbot County to help fund the development of infrastructure for broadband access. […]

Mayor Willey and the Town Council awarded $3.5 million from their second round of American Rescue Plan Act funds to Easton Utilities for broadband improvement projects in Easton. “It is imperative for the residents and businesses in the Town of Easton to have access to state-of-the-art internet service” said Town of Easton Mayor Robert C. Willey. The funds will be used for the ongoing internet infrastructure upgrade in Easton which will provide the ability for Fiber-To-The-Premise connections. The entire project has an estimated cost of $15 million. The initial construction cost is approximately $5 million and is expected to take […]

​It is that time of year again. Fall sun outages will begin on or around October 4th through approximately October 11th. A sun outage is an interruption in satellite signals caused by interference from solar radiation. The interference is caused when the sun is in direct line with a communication satellite and the sun’s radiation overwhelms the satellite signal. Interruption in TV service, due to sun outages, may last up to several minutes a day. During this time, you may experience interference with picture quality and sound when watching television. Sun outages do not affect internet or phone service. This […]