June 2021 A Family Disaster Supply Kit is essential in planning for a disaster. Your Disaster Supply Kit should include the following items. First Aid Kit Special needs items Enough for at least up to seven days, non-perishable packaged or canned food and beverages, snack foods, juices, baby food, and any special dietary needs. Important […]

June 2021 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO If anyone needed a reminder of what a busy hurricane season can look like, they certainly got it in 2020. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration tracked 30 named storms and 12 that eventually made landfall, wreaking havoc across theSoutheast. While our own system was fortunate to […]

June 2021 Use SVEC’s improved outage map to track restoration progress in your area. View the map to see: Learn how co-ops prioritize repairs after a major storm at our Storm Restoration page.

June 2021 After a storm, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) crews work long hours to safely restore service to the greatest number of consumers in the shortest time possible. Here’s what’s going on if you find yourself in the dark. Staying Informed Effective hurricane preparedness plans begin with knowing an approaching storm’s potential risk. Small […]

May 2021 Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) works every day to find new ways to improve the consumer-members experience with the cooperative. That quality of service starts with the people who may be the first point of contact when consumer members have a question. “We are the first line of communication with members, and that’s […]

May 2021 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO Many of us have certain guiding principles we try to live by, whether they come from our faith, a lasting piece of advice we received at a key moment, or just our own sense of what’s right. Cooperatives are no different. No matter what part of the […]

May 2021 A Cracking Good Time Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) participated in Suwannee Pineview Elementary’s annual egg drop. The much-anticipated event tasks students with creating a protective carrier that can keep a raw egg from cracking when dropped from a raised bucket truck. The children combine science and creativity to experiment with a wide […]

May 2021 By Lauren Tjaden, Visit Florida Have you ever been lying on your beach blanket, watching the sunset and seeing the first stars come out, and dreamed about spending the night right there beside the seashore? You can make your dream a reality because there are more than 900 beach-area campgrounds in Florida with […]

May 2021 Ingredients Shrimp Alfredo Sauce Pasta Directions For Shrimp: Melt 1 tablespoon butter in a skillet over medium heat. Add garlic and shrimp and saute until the shrimp turns pink. Do not overcook shrimp. Remove from heat and set aside. For Sauce: Combine 2 tablespoons butter, onion, and minced garlic in a medium skillet […]

April 2021 How fleet operations keeps SVEC rolling Whether it’s an engineering team staking out new service lines or a crew making system repairs, Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) workers cover a lot of ground daily. Every time they roll out, those teams rely on their vehicles to criss-cross the cooperative’s 2,100-square-mile service area. And […]

April 2021 By Michael S. McWaters, Executive V.P./CEO Here in Florida, we don’t have to contend with severe winter weather as our friends do in the northern states. It is extremely rare for us to face any snow at all, much less suffer through sub-zero temperatures. And yet, it is always a joy to welcome […]

April 2021 First-Quarter Operation Round Up Report More than $26,000 raised for local students Thanks to our members, Operation Round Up has gotten off to a great start in 2021. By rounding up their electric bills and making an average monthly donation of just 50 cents, SVEC members contributed a total of $26,420 to give […]