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Have Science, Will Travel: GVEC Brings Back Texas A&M Chemistry Road Show This Summer

Have Science, Will Travel: GVEC Brings Back Texas A&M Chemistry Road Show This Summer

May 23, 2022 | Kids' Activities, Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review

Last summer, many area children enjoyed watching every day objects transform and react, creating colorful and fantastic spectacles that sparked their imaginations. If you assume they attended some kind of magic show featuring such excitement and entertainment, you’d...
Interested in Joining the Cooperative Family? Apply to Work with Us!

Interested in Joining the Cooperative Family? Apply to Work with Us!

May 17, 2022 | Products, Services and Us

GVEC was founded in 1938. Our sole mission was to deliver electricity to underserved rural communities ignored by large investor-owned electric utilities of the day. The world has changed immensely since 1938, of course, and although the Cooperative has changed, too,...
Peak-Time Payback: Saving Money has Never Been So…Comfortable

Peak-Time Payback: Saving Money has Never Been So…Comfortable

May 10, 2022 | Energy Efficiency, Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review

What’s better than coming indoors to an air conditioned home on a 100+ degree day during Texas summer? How about saving money on the electric bill you pay to run that AC? That’s exactly what Peak-Time Payback delivers! Better yet, this program also helps GVEC keep...

May Message from GVEC General Manager Darren Schauer — Introducing GVEC Time of Use Electric Rates

May 2, 2022 | Insights from Our GM

Since debuting in 2013, GVEC’s line of solar products and services has expanded and evolved. In 2017, for instance, we brought solar installations entirely in-house as part of GVEC Electrician services, creating a convenient, all-in-one solar buying process. In 2019,...

Peak-Time Payback: Comfort and Efficiency…Rewarded

Apr 29, 2022 | Energy Efficiency, Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review

The Cooperative has a long history of load management programs designed to help curb peak-time usage. Our current program, Peak-Time Payback, follows in that tradition, while also paying members to participate. The Cooperative’s First Load Management Programs...

Lineman Appreciation Day 2022: Delivering More for Those Who Keep the Lights On

Apr 18, 2022 | The GVEC Review

In years past, GVEC Executive Manager of Operations Richard McKinney has always treated his line team to breakfast or lunch for National Lineman Appreciation Day (April 18) with little fanfare or fuss. For the most part, the day is otherwise treated as a typical...
GVEC Power Up & RecoveryWerks!: The Power of New Beginnings

GVEC Power Up & RecoveryWerks!: The Power of New Beginnings

Apr 15, 2022 | Local People and Places, POWER UP Program, The GVEC Review

When Debi Dickensheets’ daughter began battling substance use disorder in 2011, she found outpatient recovery options for teens to be virtually nonexistent. After release from a local inpatient rehab facility, her daughter’s only choice for support was adult...
What is GVEC Fiber to the Home Internet? Why is It Better?

What is GVEC Fiber to the Home Internet? Why is It Better?

Apr 8, 2022 | Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review

If you regularly read this blog, The GVEC Review or visit gvec.net, gvec.org or GVEC’s social media, you’ve probably seen our description of GVEC Fiber Internet service as “Fiber to the Home.” To some, this phrase may sound obvious—Fiber subscribers, of course,...
GVEC Solar Spec Check: Solar Maintenance Made Easy

GVEC Solar Spec Check: Solar Maintenance Made Easy

Apr 5, 2022 | Energy Efficiency, Products, Services and Us

More and more folks are installing solar panel systems to enjoy savings by generating their own power from the plentiful South Central Texas sunshine. Part of enjoying the benefits of solar power includes the responsibility of maintaining your system for maximum...

April Message From General Manager Darren Schauer — GVEC Members and Customers Inspire Us to Keep Delivering More

Apr 1, 2022 | Insights from Our GM, Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review

GVEC’s workforce lives and breathes our cooperative mission. I experience this dedication every time I visit with our team across the Cooperative. From the Custodial staff to the Marketing department; from Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Engineering, Key...
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