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March 2026 Whether it was committing to the highest industry safety standards, remaining present in our community or keeping our system reliable through a trying economic environment, we worked through a lot as a cooperative family over the last year.…

March 2026 What makes a cooperative different is also what guides us. Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative exists to serve its members through electric service. Unlike investor-owned utilities, we do not answer to shareholders elsewhere, and we do not operate for…

March 2026 Year in Review SVEC brings Rapid Fiber Internet to thousands of homes across our service area. Our team made tremendous progress in 2025, completing construction on our high-speed network ahead of schedule and transforming internet access across the…

March 2026 You’re invited! Join us for Suwannee Valley Electric cooperative’s 89th Annual Meeting Saturday, April 25, at the Suwannee County Agricultural Coliseum, 1302 11th St. SW, Live Oak. The purpose of the meeting is to: • Conduct business of…

March 2026 Balance Sheets Assets   2025 2024 Utility PlantElectric Plant in Service $ 264,287,931 $ 231,846,212 Construction Work in Process 33,280,688 56,178,242 (Accumulated Provision for Depreciation) 297,568,619(73,471,007) 288,024,454(70,720,116) Total Utility Plant 224,097,612 217,304,338 Other Property and Investments at Cost…

March 2026 Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, Inc.’s (SVEC) annual business meeting of the members was held on Saturday, April 26, 2025, at the Suwannee County Agricultural Coliseum. At 10:00 a.m., Executive Vice President and CEO Michael McWaters welcomed consumer-members who…

February 2026 When students step into the allied health classroom at Suwannee High School, it’s immediately clear that this is not just a traditional class, but the first stop on a medical career path. Posters chart heart rhythms and pain…

February 2026 Being a member of an electric cooperative has always meant something bigger than just being able to flip on a light switch and trust that the power will be there. It’s true that delivering safe, affordable, and reliable…

February 2026 Legislative Cookout Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) and many other Florida electric cooperatives met with state lawmakers and leaders at the annual Legislative Cookout in Tallahassee on January 21. The popular event, coinciding with Rural Counties Day’s legislative…

February 2026 For more than a century, the Suwannee County Fair has been a treasured tradition for the people of Live Oak and surrounding communities. It’s a nine-day showcase for food, entertainment, business, music, innovation, agriculture, art, education, and the…