EPB Benefits From Surprising Amount Of New Construction During Pandemic Friday, December 18, 2020 - by Gail Perry At the last EPB board meeting of the year, President and CEO David Wade said the utility benefited from an increase in construction during the pandemic.
The increase in new construction during 2020 was a surprise, he said. There has not been a slowdown during the global pandemic, but a slight increase in building new subdivisions, houses, businesses and apartments. This has resulted in new customers and increased sales for EPB even though there was not an increase in kilowatt hours used because of fairly mild weather and because every year homes and devices are becoming more energy efficient.