Author Archives: Don Johnson

The Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative Board of Directors has approved the retirement of $5,067,848 in member capital credits. This will include all outstanding capital credits from 1991, along with two percent of capital credits allocated to members from 1992-2018. Current members will receive a credit on the bills mailed in December. Former members, please contact […]

Thanks again to everyone who came out to the 2019 TVEC Annual Membership Meeting. Co-ops thrive with active membership! A short report about the meeting, election results and a link to the meeting booklet with all of the financials and stats is here. Here is an interesting look at a challenge faced by TVEC linemen […]

It was another record turnout as 792 members and guests gathered for the 2019 Trinity Valley Electric Cooperative Annual Membership Meeting on October 10, nearly filling the Canton Civic Center. After a light dinner and an opportunity to interact with TVEC employees, get information about TVEC efficiency programs, technology solutions and community outreach efforts, it […]

If you are claiming a sales tax exemption on electricity used in the production of agricultural or timber products, you must renew your exemption by December 31 through the Office of the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts. Otherwise, the co-op will be required to charge sales tax beginning in January. Texas Agriculture and Timber Registration Numbers […]

Thursday Thursday Thursday! It is finally here, the TVEC Annual Membership Meeting, with a light dinner served at 6 p.m. and the meeting starts at 7. Come on out to the Canton Civic Center to chat with TVEC employees about any questions you may have, find out results from this year’s director election, hear from […]

Update: as of 7 p.m. all systems are back up and running.   Thanks again for your patience. The TVEC IT team will be performing system maintenance and updates beginning at 5:15 p.m. this evening, Oct.3.   This will temporarily affect TVEC member account access until updates are complete. The activity should take less than […]

We are counting down the days to the TVEC Annual Membership Meeting October 10 at the Canton Civic Center. Festivities start at 6 p.m. with a light dinner and TVEC employees on hand to discuss technology solutions, energy efficiency, educational programs and to answer your co-op questions. The business meeting will get underway at 7 […]

Happy First Day of Fall, y’all. No, it doesn’t feel like fall quite yet, but with high temps in the low 90s instead of the high 90s and pumpkin spice everything available, we just have to go with it. For those of you in the Winners Circle area, TVEC contractor OSMOSE will be conducting underground […]

As a cooperative we focus on serving members through the Seven Cooperative Principles, including Principal #2, Democratic Member Control. To accomplish that, we have the responsibility to conduct our director election in a way that is in compliance with TVEC bylaws, provides a secure and trustworthy result, and allows participation by all members. The original […]

Why was my magazine late this month? We’ve had a few questions regarding the mailing of the September Texas Co-op Power magazines, which includes director election ballots. We have confirmed that magazines with ballots were mailed to all TVEC members from Dallas (where they are printed) on September 10, in accordance with the election timeline […]

It was a busy Sunday evening for TVEC crews after a large tree broke two poles and knocked lines to the ground in the Berryville area north of Frankston. Repairs took longer than expected, but thank you to everyone for your patience on a hot evening while the crews worked to get things back in […]

With the board election underway, I have received several questions from members regarding incorrect information about the Co-op that I can address with accurate information. Board Compensation: With the board election in progress, members have inquired about how much board members are paid. We have created a page on tvec.net detailing the board’s compensation. Business […]