As a cooperative, the Pedernales Electric Coop is owned and governed by its members. PEC’s service territory serves close to 375,000 customers, (more meters than any other electric coop in the country!)
If you live in Districts 4 or 5 in the Pedernales Electric Coop service territory, you’ll have a chance to vote for candidates from May 18-June 10 who support solar and clean energy. TXSES has reviewed the candidates and two stand out for their strong support of clean renewable energy for PEC members.
Kathi Thomas, District 4
“As our weather becomes even more extreme (colder colds and hotter hots,) and our growth continues, these power shortages could become the norm, rather than the exception. PEC needs to look to the future, and renewables and distributed energy services are a big part of the future.”
Rachelle Sutherland, District 5
“Extreme weather events are increasing in frequency. Optimizing distributed energy resources can reduce stress on the grid and preserve grid reliability. That’s why it’s important for the PEC to invest in and implement new technologies that strengthen operations and decrease response times to outages.”
Voting begins May 18, 12:01 a.m. and runs through June 10, 5:00 p.m. Members may vote online, via PEC SmartHub on a computer, by mail, by email link or in a PEC office. Members can also use a unique QR code found on their ballot to access the voting portal. Election results will be released June 14. Find complete PEC election details online at pec.coop/election.
Don’t know which district you’re in? Check out the PEC service territory map or look in the upper right corner of your PEC bill.