Texas Rural Electric Cooperative Magazine

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Texas rural electric cooperative magazine.

Box 490 l la grange tx 78945 979 968 3181 l 866 968 3181 pay by phone 979 968 4220 l 866 968 4220. Rural electric re magazine the flagship publication of the national rural electric cooperative association provides electric co op directors trustees chief executives and front line employees with the in depth information they need to make sound decisions in today s fast paced electric utility industry. Articles and columns delve into the nuts and bolts of electric co op. With headquarters in austin tec employs nearly 200 dedicated men and women in offices across texas.

The texas electric cooperatives communications department and seven texas electric co ops were honored for winning a total of 33 spotlight on excellence awards during a celebration may 17 2012 at the 2012 connect conference in new orleans presented by the national rural electric cooperative. Request additional service or start a new service today. Electric co ops efforts got another boost last year when the usda created reconnect a rural broadband program that s part of the rural utilities service rus. In 1935 bartlett electric cooperative in central texas was first in the nation to turn on the lights for its members.

357 north washington street p o. The cooperative now serves parts of 4 counties including cherokee smith rusk and nacogdoches. Congress has allocated 1 15 billion for reconnect grants grant loan awards and low interest loans specifically for rural broadband. Membership directory of electric cooperatives.

Today bartlett ec is one of the 75 electric cooperatives 64 distribution co ops and 11 generation and transmission co ops that provide safe reliable electric service at a reasonable cost to nearly 3 million member. An electric cooperative may indemnify and provide indemnity insurance in the same manner and to the same extent as a nonprofit corporation under article 2 22a texas non profit corporation act article 1396 2 22a vernon s texas civil statutes. Cherokee county electric cooperative assn. A comprehensive look at the explosion of solar generation nationwide how co ops are handling the boom where the trend is heading and more.