Contractors will soon begin installing fiber-optic lines from the street to homes for the Jamestown BPU Fiber project. The installation of the lines to the exterior of homes will happen in the Board of Public Utilities’ electric territory where … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Building Solar Array On Top Of Northwest Arena
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities will be building a solar array on top of the Northwest Arena. The BPU Board approved a resolution to have Solar Liberty Energy Systems Inc. to build the 52,000 square foot solar photovoltaic facility for a … [Read more...]
NYS Awards Jamestown BPU $6.6 Million To Increase Electric Capacity In Mason Industrial Park
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has been awarded $6.6 million from New York State for a project to support more electrical use in the Mason Industrial Park. The funding is through the Empire State Development’s Promote Opportunity with … [Read more...]
City Council To Vote On Issuing Bond For Cassadaga Water Pump Station Project
Jamestown City Council will vote tonight on issuing a bond for work to be done to the Cassadaga Pump Station. The resolution under new business requests the city issue Bond Anticipation Notes in the amount of $1.5 million at prevailing interest … [Read more...]
[LISTEN] Community Matters – Kris Sellstrom – February 26, 2026
We sit down with the new Jamestown Board of Public Utilities General Manager Kris Sellstrom to learn more about him and what’s in store for the municipal utility. … [Read more...]
NYS Attorney General James Joins 12 Other States In Suing Trump For Termination of Energy And Infrastructure Projects
New York State Attorney General Letitia James has joined a coalition of 12 other attorneys general in suing the Trump administration for terminating billions of dollars in Congressionally approved federal funding for energy and infrastructure … [Read more...]
Two Jamestown BPU Employees Promoted
Two Jamestown Board of Public Utilities employees have been promoted. BPU General Manager Kris Sellstrom announced at the board’s recent meeting that Cory Allen has been appointed to the position of BPU Deputy General Manager – Electric. Allen … [Read more...]
Jamestown BPU Board Appoints Kris Sellstrom As New General Manager
Kris Sellstrom has been approved to take over as General Manager of the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities following current GM David Leathers' retirement. The BPU Board approved the appointment at their meeting Monday afternoon. Sellstrom is … [Read more...]
State, Local Officials Cut Ribbon On BPU Community Fiber Project
State and local officials gathered at the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities Monday to cut the ribbon on the utility’s Community Fiber Project. The names of the first two Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to utilize the BPU’s fiber network were … [Read more...]
BPU Announces Launch Of Community-Owner, Open-Access Fiber Network
The Jamestown Board of Public Utilities has announced the official launch of its community-owned, open-access fiber network. Service in the BPU electric territory will be rolled out over the next fifteen months. All BPU electric customers are … [Read more...]
