EPB launched a $22-million quantum computer Friday morning, making Chattanooga's municipal utility the first company in the world to combine commercial quantum computing and quantum networking in one center.
The computer, the IonQ Forte Enterprise, sits behind glass at the EPB Quantum Center in what officials said may be the cleanest air in the city.
The utility and IonQ partnered with leading chip maker Nvidia to integrate classical computing hardware into the EPB Quantum Center.
The company contributed $15 million to the EPB quantum computer project and opened an office at the Edney Innovation Center in Chattanooga earlier this year.
The quantum center is the latest evolution of that decision, and it has given Kelly a national and international platform in the quantum sector.