Author Archives: Don Johnson

Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act (PURPA) Congress enacted the Public Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978 (PURPA) to promote energy conservation, efficient use of facilities and resources, and equitable customer rates. Title I of PURPA sets forth electric utility standards for consideration by state regulatory authorities and non-regulated utilities.  PURPA tasked state regulatory authorities and […]

As announced in the January Texas Co-op Power magazine, TVEC rates will go up slightly beginning with April bills. That includes usage starting February 21. Information about the new rates, as well as a calculator tool to see how your bill will be affected, can be found at tvec.net/rates. TVEC’s last rate adjustment came in […]

Update Noon, Thursday Dec. 12 – TVEC Phones are having intermittent issues after the last update. If your call is not answered within 5-7 minutes, please try your call again. Some calls are not being passed through from the on-hold system to the call center.   Update 10:45 a.m. – Phones are back up and […]

UPDATE: This payments issue has been resolved. The automated phone system may again be used for credit card payments.     • TVEC automated phone system payments are currently limited to electronic check. • We are working with our payment systems provider to resolve the issue • Credit cards may still be used through SmartHub, […]

Update: Thank You For Voting in the TVEC Director Election! Voting is now closed. We look forward to seeing you at the TVEC Annual Membership Meeting Oct. 10 at the Canton Civic Center.  Election drawing winners will be announced at the meeting, but you do not have to attend the meeting to win. Winners will […]

The rollout of SmartHub last November came with the promise of additional tools for Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative members to understand and manage electricity usage. Some of those tools are being activated this month, and should appear as Bill Analysis during the first week of August. Using powerful analytical tools, this system can combine your […]

Just a few weeks ago, Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative was welcoming crews from other Texas electric cooperatives to assist in power restoration efforts. Now it is TVEC crews heading out to continue the tradition of co-ops helping co-ops during these major events. Hurricane Beryl did substantial damage along the Texas coast and up through East […]

Beryl made landfall on the Texas coast as a category 1 hurricane, heading northward on a path that could put parts of the TVEC service area into tropical storm conditions later today and into Tuesday morning. As the storm’s trajectory has changed over the last several days, TVEC employees have begun preparations in case of […]

Do Not Attempt To Operate Power Line Equipment Along with the long outages that have come with this storm damage comes the temptation for some individuals to attempt to restore power on their own. This is incredibly dangerous and poses a huge risk to our line crews at work and for the safety of the […]

This article was published in the August 2023 edition of Texas Co-op Power Magazine. Update: May 2024 –  Pole attachment activity, and pole replacement to accommodate new broadband service, is still happening in many areas of the TVEC service territory. In particular parts of Van Zandt and Henderson counties are very active.   IF IT […]

We are cooking up something new for the 2024 Annual Meeting! The TVEC Annual Membership Meeting is always a great time with the co-op family. This year we are going to add another family tradition, the family cookbook. We want to include the best of your family’s recipes for a keepsake that meeting attendees will […]

All TVEC offices will be closed on Presidents Day, February 19, for an all-employee training event. Crews will be available for any outages or emergencies. SmartHub and the automated phone service at 800-720-3584 will be available for any payments and outage reporting, as well as the outage hotline at 800-967-9324. Normal hours will resume on […]