May 23, 2019 | Products, Services and Us
It’s a gorgeous, sunny Saturday afternoon. You’re doing some laundry, vacuuming the living room, and you’ve got a cake baking in your electric oven for a get-together you’re hosting this evening. All of the sudden, the room goes dark; the vacuum shuts off, and you...
May 13, 2019 | Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review
A GVEC Solar Panel System Exceeds Expectations When Amanda and Eric Hutchinson were searching to buy a house at the end of 2017, they were certain of one specific detail they wanted for their future home—it had to be in GVEC’s service territory. The couple was so...
May 6, 2019 | Energy Efficiency, Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review
ERCOT and Brownouts Living in South Central Texas during summer, you’ve undoubtedly endured threats of brownouts, also known as rotating outages. When the Texas heat throws our AC units into working overtime during the hottest parts of the day, energy usage soars!...
Apr 30, 2019 | Local People and Places, Products, Services and Us
At GVEC, safety plays a huge role in our day-to-day operations. From the multiple first responder safety events we host, to our monthly employee safety meetings, to equipment checks—safety is always a major priority. This focus on safety doesn’t happen by...
Apr 16, 2019 | Products, Services and Us
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...
Apr 2, 2019 | Energy Efficiency, Products, Services and Us
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...
