January 2023 Festive designs Congratulations to our 2022 Christmas Card Contest winners! Their designs were mailed all across the U.S., including to legislators in Florida and Washington, D.C! Each winning student received an art gift and their teachers received $100 toward classroom supplies.

January 2023 Discover the Sponge Docks of Tarpon Springs By Visit Florida staff For years Tarpon Springs ruled as the Sponge Capital of the World. At Spongeorama and The Sponge Factory, both located on Dodecanese Boulevard, you can watch a free movie about sponging history. Sponges are the skeletons of small sea creatures, brought up […]

January 2023 Keep your home cozy with proper insulation Just like you might wrap up in a blanket to stay snug on a cool evening, properly insulating your home keeps the warmth you want inside while keeping the cold out. During hotter months, it can also keep your home cool, without you ever having to […]

January 2023 Ingredients 1 tablespoon sesame oil ½ pound ground pork or ground chicken 4 cups coleslaw mix ½ cup matchstick-cut carrots ¼ teaspoon ground ginger 2 garlic cloves, minced 3 green onions, sliced 2 teaspoons soy sauce 2 teaspoons rice or white vinegar ½ teaspoon ground black pepper ¼ teaspoon kosher salt ⅛ teaspoon […]

December 2022 Seminole Electric Cooperative — SVEC’s wholesale power provider —works hard, even in the most difficult times, to provide affordable and reliable power to its 9-member retail cooperatives. That mission has been especially challenging over the last year as Americans paid more for electricity. According to the latest Short-Term Energy Outlook from the Energy […]

December 2022 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO Transparency is important for any organization. In the public space, that transparency is built right in to our democratic system of government. Even though corporations may ultimately answer to their shareholders, they need the trust of their customers to keep thriving. For a cooperative, transparency is essential. […]

December 2022 Kids learn while having fun at the third annual event Last month’s Touch-a-Truck event hosted by SVEC was a huge success, giving kids from across the Suwannee Valley a chance to sit behind the wheel of a variety of specialized vehicles and meet the professionals who operate them on a regular basis. The […]

December 2022 By Amy Wimmer Schwarb, Visit Florida Dawn Marie Capone and her boyfriend live in Boston, where the holiday season brings a chill to the air and ice and snow to the streets and sidewalks. But for his 50th birthday, she wanted to introduce him to a different wintertime scene of Christmas — boat […]

December 2022 When you save energy, you save money. Check back here each month for new ways to make your home or business more energy efficient. Air ducts are one of the most important systems in your home, carrying the air from your home’s furnace and central air conditioner to each room. Ducts that aren’t […]

December 2022 These classic holiday cookies freeze well, so make plenty to enjoy throughout the season. Ingredients 1/2 cup shortening 1/2 cup peanut butter 3/4 cup granulated sugar (divided) 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/8 teaspoon baking soda 1 egg 2 tablespoons milk 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour […]

November 2022 For decades, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) has powered our members’ lives and businesses. As we celebrate our 85th anniversary, we invite you to take a look back through years of proud service to this community. Though the tools and technology we use to get the job done may have changed, other aspects […]

November 2022 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO Since its earliest days, the mission of Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) has focused on serving the needs of this community. After the invention of electricity and its arrival in major cities, big power companies decided there was too little profit to bring this service to rural […]