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Join GVEC’s SunHub Community Solar Program for Earth Day 2019
The Year’s Greenest Day At GVEC, we always look forward to Earth Day (April 22). It’s a time when the concepts of conservation and efficiency take center stage all over the world. By some estimates, more than half a billion people worldwide observe Earth Day. Taking...
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2019 Eagle Ford East Safety Day
Announcing the 2019 Eagle Ford East Safety Day Is your organization hunting for some safety training? You and your employees are invited to the 2019 Eagle Ford East Safety & Equipment Rodeo Roundup. This important event offers an opportunity to network with first...
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Another Generation of Hotshots
Many of you reading this probably have memories of an event in our area that has simply become known as “The Flood of ’98.” Some may have recollections more vivid than others, depending on how much damage or loss was suffered at the hands of this furious flood....
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What it Takes to Become a Lineman
Keeping the Lights On It’s a little before 7:30 in the morning, and as you approach a local GVEC office on your way to work, you notice the fleet of red trucks exiting the yard. Just a few hours earlier, thunder and lightning woke you from your peaceful slumber. You...
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April Message from GVEC General Manager Darren Schauer – Rush Hour Rewards: A Rewarding First Year
ERCOT and the Four Coincidental Energy Peaks In April 2018, I formally announced the launch of our newest peak demand program, Rush Hour Rewards. Back then, I talked about how GVEC is charged for the use of the statewide electric-transmission system based on our share...
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Knowledge is Power: GVEC Education Programs in Your School
Community involvement is as much a part of GVEC’s heritage as electricity; it’s as important to our way of business as our commitment to delivering the unexpected and exceeding expectations through service. Education: Our Community Roadmap into the Future If you ask...
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Test Your Knowledge on Rooftop Solar
There’s a lot of buzz about renewable energy and solar power, but do you really know the facts about how those rooftop solar panels on your neighbor’s home work? Put your solar-smarts to the test by answering “True or False” to the following statements: Q1. I can...
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GVEC Joins Netflix Open Connect
Netflix Streaming Goes Local We've got some good news for all GVEC Internet customers: GVEC has joined the Netflix Open Connect program. This program allows GVEC to host and serve Netflix’s content library locally, from our own data centers. With Netflix Open Connect,...
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Check-N-Save: Now’s the Season for Routine AC/Heating Maintenance
The Heat is Coming...Time for Routine AC/Heating Maintenance Spring has arrived and in South Central Texas, you know what that means: Summer will soon be here—in all its radiant, blacktop-cooking, sweat-staining, heat-hazy splendor. Sure, it doesn’t officially arrive...
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Guadalupe County Bras For A Cause: A Roaring Good Time for a Great Cause!
What is Bras For A Cause? If you’ve never attended or heard of the Guadalupe County Bras For A Cause fundraiser, you’re missing out on quite an event! A couple weeks ago, on March 7, they held their 5th annual fundraiser at the Seguin Events Complex. What is “Bras For...
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Winter’s Hangover into March GVEC Electric Bills
March Sticker Shock If you like sunny weather, March can be one of South Central Texas’s finest months. It’s no wonder some Cooperative members might expect their GVEC electric bills for March to be lower compared to other months. After all, milder temperatures mean...
read moreMarch Message from GVEC General Manager Darren Schauer — History Guides Our Way into the Future of Rural Internet Service
In This Time of Advancing Technology, History Repeats Itself Most of us don’t remember a time when there was no electricity available to our homes, businesses and farms. But, prior to the 1940s, throughout the rural areas of the Guadalupe Valley, that was the reality....
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The Nest Thermostat® & Rush Hour Rewards
Starting the Week with a Thermostat Mishap It’s 10 a.m., Monday morning, and you’ve been at work two hours. Suddenly you remember: “I forgot to turn up the thermostat this morning.” What do you do? Forget about it until you get home for the day, leaving the AC to cool...
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A Guide to Your South Central Texas Staycation
Happy almost-spring Guadalupe Valley! Can you believe spring break is almost here? If you haven't made plans to travel for the break, we suggest staying right here to enjoy a beautiful South Central Texas staycation! GVEC's service area has plenty of vacation...
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Five Tips for Spring Break Safety
No matter how your kids spend spring break, it’s critical to keep them safe. To that end, we’ve compiled this list of five tips for enhanced spring break safety while your kids enjoy their time off from school. Spring Break Safety in the Sun From GVEC’s SunHub...
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GVEC Donates Over $21,500 to Guadalupe Valley Livestock Shows in 2019
Three Vital Pieces of Our Future: Education, Young People and Agriculture Every year between January and February, GVEC personnel travel the territory delivering checks to support Guadalupe Valley livestock shows. Doing so is one more part of our commitment to doing...
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The Evolution of Outage Reporting
Over the past 80 years, GVEC has changed in many ways. The explosion of modern technology has made outage reporting no different. Today, reporting an outage is as easy as making a quick phone call or sending a simple text. Have you ever wondered how members reported...
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Understanding Easements
What is an Easement? Different types of easements can be used for a number of things, but the majority of easements GVEC requests from property owners are for dedicated right of way easements. Dedicated right of way easements grant permission to construct, upgrade,...
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LED Lighting: A Bright New Frontier of Efficiency
The widespread adoption of incandescent lighting in the late 1880s revolutionized the world, making modern life possible. Nevertheless, the era of inefficient incandescent technology is rapidly drawing to a close. Incandescent Lighting: Outdated Science Finally Burns...
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Why to Attend Your GVEC District Meeting
2019 District Meetings: District 1 Meeting When: Thursday, February 28, 2019 Where: First United Methodist Church of Shiner Address: 102 W. Church St. Shiner, TX 77984 Time: Registration begins at 6:00 p.m. Business meeting begins at 6:30 p.m. District 10 Meeting...
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