Author Archives: Don Johnson

Happy First Day of Fall, y’all. No, it doesn’t feel like fall quite yet, but with high temps in the low 90s instead of the high 90s and pumpkin spice everything available, we just have to go with it. For those of you in the Winners Circle area, TVEC contractor OSMOSE will be conducting underground […]

As a cooperative we focus on serving members through the Seven Cooperative Principles, including Principal #2, Democratic Member Control. To accomplish that, we have the responsibility to conduct our director election in a way that is in compliance with TVEC bylaws, provides a secure and trustworthy result, and allows participation by all members. The original […]

Why was my magazine late this month? We’ve had a few questions regarding the mailing of the September Texas Co-op Power magazines, which includes director election ballots. We have confirmed that magazines with ballots were mailed to all TVEC members from Dallas (where they are printed) on September 10, in accordance with the election timeline […]

It was a busy Sunday evening for TVEC crews after a large tree broke two poles and knocked lines to the ground in the Berryville area north of Frankston. Repairs took longer than expected, but thank you to everyone for your patience on a hot evening while the crews worked to get things back in […]

With the board election underway, I have received several questions from members regarding incorrect information about the Co-op that I can address with accurate information. Board Compensation: With the board election in progress, members have inquired about how much board members are paid. We have created a page on tvec.net detailing the board’s compensation. Business […]

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September Texas Co-op Power Magazine and Director Election Ballot September is here, but your Texas Co-op Power magazine is not in the mailbox just yet. The September issue contains candidate information, official ballots and postage-paid envelopes for this year’s election for the TVEC Board of directors. The dates of the election, as required by TVEC […]

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Welcome to TVEC’s new weekly Plugged In blog. It is a quick look at the week ahead in the TVEC service area and what is going on at your co-op! Sunday’s Outages – It was an eventful weekend, wrapping with a widespread outage situation for folks in the north and eastern parts of the TVEC […]

Update 9:45 p.m.- To clarify news reporting, the outages today were the result of transmission grid conditions outside of TVEC’s service area. TVEC had almost 30,000 members affected, and power has been fully restored within our area. We cannot verify power for areas outside our service territory.   Below is a link to a Longview […]

Update: As of 5:08 p.m., this ERCOT call for conservation has been cancelled.  Thank you for your help in keeping the grid reliable and operating during a high demand. Another hot day across the state brings another need for reducing demand on the ERCOT electrical grid. This means that electric consumers can assist in maintaining […]

As of 5:00 p.m., this ERCOT conservation alert has been rescinded, and grid conditions show plenty of generating capacity to meet demand.   Thank you for you conservation efforts, which are always a good idea! In response to possible record electricity demand, ERCOT has issued a call for voluntary conservation efforts across the state. This […]