Feb 2, 2022 | Insights from Our GM, Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review, Uncategorized
As February settles over our region, it’s important to remind members about the SmartHub self-service portal and its powerful usage tracking features. Here’s why: The typical home in our region generates its highest electric bills during winter. It’s not unusual, in...
Feb 18, 2021 | Uncategorized
As you are aware, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas issued multiple levels of Energy Emergency Alerts during February 2021’s winter weather event. At some stages of this alert, rotating outages were in effect. We understand rotating outages (brownouts)...
Feb 17, 2021 | ERCOT, News & Announcements, Uncategorized
Gonzales, Texas– February 17, 2021 – Ice and snow from this historically unprecedented state-wide freeze has caused electric utilities across Texas to deploy controlled rotating outages to help stabilize the Texas energy grid. These rotating outages, which are...
Feb 17, 2021 | Uncategorized
You may have heard of brownouts or rolling outages, but you might not be sure what they are exactly. This is probably due to the fact that in GVEC’s service territory, we have not had to experience them very often. With current extremely cold temperatures we are...
Oct 30, 2020 | Kids' Activities, Local People and Places, Uncategorized
Fall is a special time. Summer’s oppressive heat slowly—if sometimes stubbornly—recedes, and an enchanted air of cool-weather festivity begins taking hold. From fall festivals to high school football, Halloween and Thanksgiving, fall brings not only crisper weather,...
Nov 15, 2019 | Products, Services and Us, The GVEC Review, Uncategorized
Ah, feel that crisp autumn air! Summer’s blistering heat has mostly retreated, and you’re able to give your AC a much-deserved break. Fall might be perfect time to throw open the windows and let Mother Nature control the temperature in your home, but it’s also the...