November 27 – High Phone Volume Continues, SmartHub Transition Progress Update

We hope you all had a great Thanksgiving. As we get back into the swing of things here at the co-op, we are about halfway through the TVEC billing cycles and getting everyone updated and into the new SmartHub system. As of last week almost half (nearly 30,000!) of TVEC members had already registered in […]

November 17 – TVEC Board Approves $4.6 Million Capital Credit Return

EDIT: Dec. 20 – Some TVEC bills say “Miscellaneous Charge” rather than Capital Credit Refund. On at least two billing cycles TVEC members will see a “Miscellaneous Charge” line item rather than a capital credit line item. The amount is correct and this line does reflect your capital credit refund from 2022 and/or 1995. We […]

November 15 – SmartHub Transition Update – Phone Issues Continue

We are making steady progress in getting TVEC members integrated into the SmartHub platform, thank you again for your patience and perseverance as we get through that process. As each billing cycle comes due, a new set of members must get logged in or and/or contact Member Services. That in turn has led to our […]

November 10 – SmartHub Implementation Progress Continues, Usage Alerts Added

Update Nov. 10 – SmartHub transition progress continues, with more than 19,000 members signed up for the online or mobile app platform in the last two weeks. Thank you once again for your patience as we go through this transition. We expect higher than usual call volume in the weeks ahead, but after everyone gets […]

Updated – SmartHub Transition Update, Phone Issues Persist

Update Nov. 10 – SmartHub transition progress continues, with more than 19,000 members signed up for the online or mobile app platform in the last two weeks. Usage alerts are also now available by clicking through the ‘Settings’ menu, and ‘Manage Notifications’. Due to low call volume in the evening hours Weds. and Thurs., the […]

TVEC Auto-Pay Members – Account Must Be Updated in SmartHub

TVEC members who have been set up with automatic payments  As we transition to the SmartHub member account management system, your auto-pay information will need to be checked and possibly updated. Credit card information was not transferred from the old system into the new, and previously set auto-pay from your bank account may also be […]

October 31-Nov 2 – Long Phone Service Wait Times

Update Nov. 3 – For call-in service please use the 972-932-2214 number. The 800 number is overloaded and simply ringing with no answer for many callers. For most billing, payment and usage questions, you can use SmartHub online or download the SmartHub app. Please note that the old myTVEC app is no longer accurate or […]

TVEC Hayden Circuit (North and Northwest of Canton) Recent Frequent Outages Information

TVEC members in an area north and northwest of Canton have experienced numerous outages over the last several weeks. And while no two outages are the same, we would like to help members understand the underlying conditions that have caused the unreliability and what we are doing to address it.  The letter below was sent […]

Potential Reserve Capacity Shortage, Conservation Needed 7-9 p.m.

Update 9 p.m. – The conservation period has passed and the grid is under normal operations. The power supply/demand did get tight, as expected, but did not reach ERCOT Energy Emergency Alert status as it did on Wednesday. Thank you TVEC members who helped conserve this evening. Tight Grid Conditions Wednesday Evening Edged Close to […]