Columbia Power & Water Systems

Columbia Power and Water Systems is a public utility – owned by you, the citizens of Columbia and Maury County. We are proud to have served you since 1939 and look forward to serving you many more years.

Columbia Power and Water Systems is committed to providing reliable utilities at reasonable rates and also strives to better the local community through various activities each year. CPWS fosters a volunteering spirit and prides itself in having many employees actively participating in civic organizations around Maury County.

Board of Public Utilities

Columbia Power & Water Systems operates under the Board of Public Utilities of the City of Columbia, Tennessee.  Formal board meetings are typically held on the fourth Wednesday of each month, beginning at 3:30 p.m. in the CPWS board room at 201 Pickens Lane. 

There are five members of the Board, one of which must be a member of the City Council.  Members of the Board are appointed by the Mayor and ratified by the City Council to serve staggered four-year terms. 

Wes Kelley serves as Executive Director and is responsible for daily operations.

CPWS PowerNet

CPWS PowerNet provides cable television, high-speed internet service, and commercial data services and wide area networks to homes and businesses in the City of Columbia.

Reliability and Superior Customer Service are our primary goals. CPWS PowerNet strives to maintain an extremely reliable cable and internet system serving the local needs of our community. CPWS PowerNet has the capability to serve over 16,500 homes and businesses in the City of Columbia.

A hybrid fiber coax (HFC) system serves as the backbone for our broadband system. Redundancy is built throughout this HFC system, which includes approximately 300 miles of fiber optic cable and coaxial cable connections.

In order to provide the highest level of service to our customers, CPWS PowerNet has implemented a preventive maintenance plan, which includes biannual power supply maintenance and a yearly sweep of all plant electronics. CPWS PowerNet constantly monitors its system for signal leakage. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has set maximum individual signal leakage levels for cable systems. The FCC also requires cable operators to have a quarterly program to inspect, locate, and repair leaks on their systems.

Because of the importance of high-speed data to many businesses and home offices, CPWS PowerNet operates a 24 hour/7 day local answering service. We respond to after-hours service calls to keep customers' service on continuously. Our after-hours answering service can be reached at 388-4833.

Channel 13 Local Programming

CPWS PowerNet's Production Department films local events and shows them on Channel 13. These events include Mule Day, Maury County Fair & Fair Events, Cruisin' the Square, Chili Cookoff, and more. In addition, we air church services for local churches and other local special events.