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October is National Fire Prevention Month
Sobering Statistics About Electrical Fires According to The Electrical Safety Foundation International (ESFI), around 51,000 homes catch fire each year due to electrical malfunctions. On average, these incidents result in almost 500 deaths, over 1,400 injuries and...
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Small-Town Healthcare in Yoakum Gets a Power Up
Yoakum Community Hospital receives a $20,000 Power Up grant toward the purchase of 3D mammography equipment. From left: Ronald L. Leck, hospital board trustee; John Olivares, hospital CFO; Clay Hermann, hospital board trustee; Karen Barber, hospital CEO; Becky...
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A Battle that Touches Us All: Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2019
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month If you’re a breast cancer survivor or have been recently diagnosed, October is a great time to be reminded you’re not alone. Given October’s intensive focus on this type of cancer, it’s also a great time to take advantage of...
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GVEC Awarded ‘Community Broadband Project of the Year’
GVEC General Manager and CEO Darren Schauer (middle) accepts the 2019 Community Broadband Project of the Year Award from National Association of Telecommunications Officers and Advisors (NATOA) Board Member Gabriel Garcia, director and senior counsel, CPS Energy...
read moreOctober Message from GVEC General Manager Darren Schauer — Safety as a Culture and Lifestyle
If you’re a regular GVEC Review reader, you know that we write about safety often. Electricity is everywhere in our lives, and that makes it something consumers frequently take for granted, seldom thinking about how dangerous it can be. That’s where GVEC comes in. The...
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Hurricane Power Outages: Are You Prepared?
Hurricane power outages are different from your typical thunderstorm-related outages, as many GVEC members experienced during Hurricane Harvey. It may take longer for power to be restored because of unsafe conditions. You may face additional hazards around your home...
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Planting Fall Foliage: 811 and Other Practical Points
If you’re beginning to plan your fall garden, don’t leave out calling 811 as part of you pre-planting preparation! Call Before You Dig No matter the reason—planting, building, home improvements—make sure to call before you dig! You’re not only keeping yourself and...
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Sneaky Energy Wasters in Your Home!
With the hot weather we’ve experienced lately, you’ve probably been more mindful about energy consumption in your home. While there are obvious ways to conserve electricity—turning off lights and fans in rooms you’re not using, turning your AC up when you’re away from...
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Are Y’all Ready to Crawl?
The Best Little Yarn Crawl in Texas is October 11-20! Knitters, crochet crafters and fiber fanatics throughout the area are crawling with excitement. Why? Because it’s almost time for the 13th annual Best Little Yarn Crawl in Texas. Every October, creative crafters...
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GVEC Completes Milestone Land Deal — 159-Acres Spurring $400 Million Investment and 900 Jobs
Pictured is the 159-acre tract of land located off IH-10 West and Santa Clara Road in Cibolo purchased by the Guadalupe Valley Development Corporation in 2013 as a means to spur future economic growth in the region. Earlier this year, Aisin AW, a Japanese Fortune 500...
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Why You Shouldn’t DIY Electrical Work
We know DIY projects are all the rage these days. Painting, upcycling, flipping and all sorts of other home improvement projects have become hobbies many people enjoy. Still, even with all the DIY television networks, YouTube channels and “how-to” Google searching,...
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Options for Outage Reporting
Gone are the days when you had to find GVEC’s phone number and call to report a power outage. You have outage reporting options now, allowing you to do more than simply alert GVEC to you outage! TextPower The easiest reporting option is TextPower. It’s as simple as...
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School’s in Session: Do You Have Everything You Need?
The new school year is in full swing! The kids are settling into their new routine nicely with everything they need, projects are getting assigned, and the homework load may be getting a bit heavier now. But maybe there was an item not on the school supply list that...
read moreSeptember Message from GVEC General Manager Darren Schauer – What Senate Bill 14 Means for Our Membership
What is Senate Bill 14? You may have heard talk in the news about state legislation regarding broadband easements in the last few months. I’d like to take a few moments to talk about what this legislation is and why passing Senate Bill 14 is beneficial to GVEC and our...
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What You Do Today Affects Your Bill Next Month
Sample of a GVEC member electric bill, with the Service Dates and Billing Date highlighted. September Cooling Bills: All about that August Heat It is hot. All over South Central Texas, we have been blanketed for about two months in a sticky, humidified wave of...
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Scholars, Members, Family: GVEC’s High School Scholarship Becomes a Family Tradition
The Etzler family of Hallettsville, three time winners of the GVEC High School Scholarship. Pictured, L to R, is Dad Kevin (the family's first GVEC High School Scholarship winner); 21-year-old Madison (GVEC scholarship winner number 2 in the family); 18-year-old...
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On the Road Back to School Safety
Back to School Dangers on the Road Back-to-school season is always a time for renewed attention on the everyday hazards students face during the school year. At the beginning of the 2018-2019 school year, we focused primarily on student commutes—whether on foot, on...
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ERCOT Energy Emergency Alerts: Myth Vs. Fact
When Energy Emergency Alerts (EEA) are issued from the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), conditions are prime to lead to the temporary loss of electricity across the state. Everyone knows, it’s hot in Texas and when our AC is in question those are...
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Common Causes of Summertime HVAC Failure and Inefficiency
Imagine Sweaty Texas Heat Without AC AC failures are stressful in any season, but nothing compares to sweating through a Texas summer without air conditioning. Breakdowns in the heat can even be life threatening for some people, so it’s important to keep your system...
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Water Towers: Purpose and Pride in Texas Towns
If you’re like most people, you may not give water towers too much thought. You probably pass them quite frequently without even noticing; or you notice and just think, “I’m almost in ‘insert-name-of-town’ because there’s the water tower.” But let’s think about water...
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