August 2021 Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative warehouse supplies crews and members with materials for success At Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC), the nuts and bolts in the warehouse add up. Managing more than $1 million in inventory, purchasing agent and warehouse coordinator Paul Schneider is shopping every day. He and warehouseman Chris Driver are responsible […]

August 2021 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO It’s funny how the little things can add up. Let the dishes sit after a couple of meals and before you know it, the sink is a mess. Make a few extra purchases without thinking and all of a sudden, your budget is in bad shape. At […]

August 2021 Managing your accounts is easy with service descriptions If you have more than one Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative account, it can be difficult to remember the right account number to report an outage or check on your service. Setting a unique service description for each account makes paying your bill or tracking usage […]

August 2021 Rounding Up for Good Most of our consumer-members participate in Operation Round Up® (ORU), where Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) rounds up their bill to the next dollar each month and puts the change toward helping local students. The program has been in place less than 3 years, but last month we awarded […]

August 2021 By Kara Franker From beautiful beaches to historic brick streets, there is a wealth of things to see and do on Amelia Island, just a couple hours’ drive from Live Oak. On a recent trip to the Northeast Florida island, I spent some time exploring the sites and natural beauty. Here are my […]

August 2021 Ingredients White Chocolate Sauce: Directions Heat oven to 425 F. Grease the bottom of a 9-by-13-inch pan. Cut rolls into small pieces and place them into a large bowl. In a separate bowl, blend eggs, vanilla, evaporated milk, nutmeg, cinnamon, whole milk, and sugar. Pour the mixture over the bread pieces and fold […]

July 2021 Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) works with Florida Wildflower Foundation to protect native plants Anyone who has driven through Florida during spring has probably seen the state wildflower out in force. The yellow coreopsis can take over both sides of the road for stretches almost a mile long, putting on a show that […]

July 2021 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO This month, as many of us, gather to celebrate Independence Day with hot dogs, fireworks, and some Florida sunshine, I’m reminded once again how blessed we are to live in such a beautiful area. Of course, everyone knows our state for its pristine beaches. But around here, […]

July 2021 Congratulations to Our 2021 Scholarship Winners Second-Quarter Operation Round-Up Report More than $50,000 was raised for schools this year. Thanks to Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative members, Operation Round Up continues to make a difference for our local students. By rounding up electric bills and making an average monthly donation of just 50 cents, […]

July 2021 By Lauren Tjaden, Visit Florida Looking for something that’s really off the beaten path? The Florida Department of State’s Underwater Archaeology Team worked with coastal communities to develop the Florida Panhandle Shipwreck Trail, linking a dozen sunken ships off the coast of Pensacola, Destin, Panama City, and Port St. Joe. Florida waters are […]

July 2021 Ingredients Chipotle Mayonnaise Directions Preheat the oven to 400 Fahrenheit. Combine the chipotle pepper, lemon zest, lemon juice, and garlic. Divide equally into 2 bowls. Rub a small amount of olive oil on the fish. Top the fish with half the chipotle lemon mixture, then sprinkle it with salt and pepper. Bake for […]

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