The Board of Directors for EPB has approved a formal resolution establishing a $6.8 million USD joint funding partnership with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC). The matching investment allocates $850,000 annually from each institution over a four-year operational term. The programmatic mandate expands regional academic infrastructure, funds applied research tracks, and builds commercialization pathways for emerging quantum hardware and software protocols. The initiative leverages Chattanooga’s existing municipal infrastructure, centering its operational workflows around the EPB Quantum Center. Technical Architecture & Specifications / Operational Implementation The technical framework builds directly upon the regional fiber-optic distribution grid, expanding academic access to [...]

The Board of Directors for EPB has approved a formal resolution establishing a $6.8 million USD joint funding partnership with the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (UTC).…

EPB and UTC expanded their partnership to support quantum workforce training, research, and commercialization in Chattanooga.