Author Archives: Don Johnson

Are you storm-ready? While it looks like Hurricane Laura’s path will probably be centered east of the TVEC service area, we are still in danger. The potential for strong storm conditions begins overnight Wednesday and throughout the day Thursday. TVEC crews are prepped and ready for the possibility of damage from the storm. Many have […]

Important Update on Billing / Resumption of Disconnects for Non Payment See this post for updates on TVEC’s COVID-19 response regarding billing and disconnection of accounts for non-payment. In short, the resumption of normal billing and disconnects has been moved back a month to October. If this applies to you, watch your mailbox and email […]

TVEC to Resume Normal Billing, Non-Pay Disconnects in September TVEC stopped disconnecting non-paying accounts back in March in an effort to help members who have been affected by pandemic-related business closures, layoffs and the overall economic impact of COVID-19. The current plan is to return to normal billing protocols in September. Please see the full […]

August 20 – Important Update TVEC’s plans regarding the resumption of disconnection of electric service have changed. While not required to do so, TVEC has been voluntarily following the Public Utility Commission of Texas guidelines on disconnection for non-payment of electric service in response to COVID-19. Due to a recent change in the PUCT guidelines, […]

Possible Peak Power Demand Record This Weekend? ERCOT is anticipating that hot weather in all of Texas’ major urban centers this weekend may lead to a new peak demand record. The state’s population and business growth, combined with summer heat has led to new records for the last few summers. The last weekend demand record […]

  Work is complete and all systems are back online.   The TVEC Information Technology team will update member information and payment systems starting at 5:30 p.m. July 6, lasting until about 8:30 p.m. The outage will affect all parts of the member information and payments system including TVEC.NET, the myTVEC mobile app and automated […]

Let us see your Independence Day Spirit!   July 4 is on the way and we are betting your kids have some great ideas for showing their best red, white and blue. Send us your best and most creative American flag themed art for a chance at a goody bag of great prizes.   Submit […]

TVEC Employee Contracts COVID-19 Find a full statement here regarding one of our own in the TVEC family directly impacted by the virus. We encourage all our members to continue taking proactive measures to prevent the spread of this pandemic. Planned Outage – Planned Outage June 23, north of Wills Point and Edgwood Members between […]

TVEC members south of Lake Tawakoni and eastward to area north of Edgewood and Fruitvale will experience a brief outage beginning at 4:30 a.m. on June 23. The outage is necessary as Oncor crews re-route electric transmission feeds in order to make repairs on their lines. The outage is expected to last no more than […]

A Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative employee self-quarantined after feeling ill with symptoms of COVID-19, and has now been confirmed to have contracted the virus. The employee is currently recovering at home. As part of our pandemic response procedures, we took early and aggressive steps to enhance social distancing and implement work-from-home practices for our employees. […]

Mabank Substation Upgrades / Planned Outage This morning’s work to energize a new substation transformer serving areas north of Mabank went smoothly thanks to a well-coordinated effort by TVEC substation crews and lineworkers. Power had been in a temporary configuration so that a new substation transformer could be installed. Today’s work, which involved a short […]

Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative will hold an election for the board members representing districts 1 (incumbent: Carolyn Minor), 4 (incumbent: Jo Ann Hanstrom) and 5 (incumbent: Ed Reeve) at the annual meeting to be held in October. As a member, if you are interested in having your name placed before the Nominating Committee to represent […]