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GVEC Makes Voting By Proxy Easy and Convenient
At GVEC, our Annual Meetings are important, and we encourage all members to attend. It’s a great way to become better acquainted with GVEC, how we operate as a cooperative, and to get to know your Co-op leadership. The main reason for the Annual Meeting, though, is...
2020 Annual Report
As a provider of essential services, GVEC couldn’t simply shut down while the world figured out how to navigate through the unknowns of COVID-19. We had to adapt to remain productive and safe despite what was going on around us. Normal, everyday procedures for...
SmartHub: Your Portal of Electric Summer Savings
You may already be familiar with SmartHub as a convenient online destination to view and pay electric bills, but it can do much more. Current Usage Want to see your current day-to-day usage? SmartHub can show this information in kilowatt-hours (kWh) or cost, dated up...
The Longhorn with Longest Horn Spread in the World is Located in Yorktown Texas!
Tejas Tip 2 Tip YORKTOWN - Tejas Tip 2 Tip has horns that are the envy of his five dozen brothers. With horns measuring 10 feet 2 3/4 inches, longhorn Tejas Tip 2 Tip appears to have the longest horn spread in the world. The largest on record is about 10 feet 1 inch,...
Great South Central Texas Camping in & Around GVEC Service Territory
May is a beautiful time to get outdoors in South Central Texas. There are plenty of options for being active and lots of warm, sunny days. May always ends on a three-day weekend, too, making it a perfect time for lovers of the great outdoors to “get back to nature” at...
Get Paid to Save? You Can with Peak-Time Payback!
Peak-Time Payback is GVEC’s demand response program. Upon sign up, you'll be entitled to a one-time $85 bill credit. Most participants receive this credit on the first electric bill after enrollment. If you sign up on or before May 31, you’ll get another $30 bill...
Knowing How Your Power Up™ Contribution Help: Texas Elks Camp
Spotting Elks Lodges when you travel is pretty common. There are nearly 60 lodges in Texas and almost 2,000 all over the United States. The organization was first structured in 1868 and has since practiced the four core virtues it was founded on: Charity Justice...
Springtime Allergies? The MicroPure Total Home Active Air Purifier Can Help!
There’s a lot to love about South Central Texas, but if there’s one thing about our region nobody cares for, it’s seasonal allergies. May in South Central Texas: Windy, Warm, Dry and Sniffly May marks the last full month of spring, and it’s also part of pollination...
National Teacher Appreciation Week: Saluting Those Who Teach
Teacher Appreciation Week runs May 3 to 7 in 2021, with May 4 reserved for Teacher Appreciation Day. Whether your preferred means of showing gratitude to your favorite teacher(s) is a piece of fruit, flowers, candy, a card, a gift card or some other small gift, it’s...
Area High School Students Earn 2021 GVEC Scholarships
A photo collage of the 2021 GVEC Scholarship winners. Twenty area high school seniors recently each received a $2,500 award through the 2021 GVEC scholarship. That number is more than in any other previous year, with five additional scholarships added in 2021 for...
Peak-Time Payback Myth Busters
Have you signed up for GVEC’s Peak-Time Payback demand response program yet? If you’ve been hesitating because of myths or assumptions about how these types of programs work, let us help you separate fact from fiction! Myth: Demand response programs aren’t really...
Home EV ‘Fueling’: Charged Up and Ready to Drive
Virtually everyone who drives a car with an internal combustions engine (ICE) has experienced the hassle of needing to refill the tank at an inconvenient time. Maybe that aggravating pit stop happened on the way home in heavy traffic after a long, stressful day at...
Home Wi-Fi Optimization: Reaching for the Great Outdoors
As we move further into spring, we often find ourselves spending more time outside. It’s a great opportunity to enjoy time with family as the weather warms up and the days become longer—especially if you have an inviting outdoor recreation space. Back Yard...
Rate Adjustment to Take Effect May 1, 2021
The five days of unprecedented winter weather during February 14-19, 2021, were some of the most difficult days GVEC has experienced in its entire 83-year history. The impact of those snowy, relentlessly cold winter days will likely reverberate for years to come...
Earth Day 2021: Fun Family Activities
Earth Day is April 22, and it may be one of the easiest “holidays” to celebrate in recent times. It’s a day that doesn’t demand big get-togethers and can include primarily outdoor festivities. Here’s a list of fun family activities you can do with your loved ones in...
Louie the Lightning Bug Goes Virtual
GONZALES, Texas – April 5, 2021 – GVEC’s Louie the Lightning Bug Electrical Safety Program looks a little different in its 35th year. In the past, Louie has delivered a fun, educational presentation about electrical safety to over 3,000 second grade students at more...
February’s Winter-Weather Event and Its Effects on GVEC
“Where were you during the great Texas freeze of 2021?” It’s easy to imagine this question passing amongst Texans in 10, 20 or 30 years—especially among those who experienced firsthand the unprecedented cold and havoc wrought upon the state electric grid. February’s...
What to Do About Fishy Phone Calls
In this day and age, there are dishonest people who try to make their livings obtaining people’s private information. According to the Federal Trade Commission, (FTC) the top fraud of 2020 was imposter scams. And the phone was the primary method scammers used to reach...
April GM Comments: Charting a Way Forward After the February Freeze
After 29 years in the energy industry, there’s not much I haven’t witnessed—that is, until the historic winter freeze of February 14-19, 2021. The unprecedented weather conditions posed challenges never-before-seen in GVEC’s 83 years of service. During each year’s...
Tree Growing Up into a Line? Call GVEC for Powerline Tree Trimming and Never DIY
Trees beautify and add personality to our communities, and have a generally positive impact on the environment. Powerlines help make modern, technological life possible. These mismatched companions share the landscape, mostly in harmony and often in close proximity....
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