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...
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,...
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 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,...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...