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Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative Assessing Damage after Hurricane Idalia
SVEC) is experiencing widespread power outages due to Hurricane Idalia.
SVEC Preparing for Idalia
SVEC has activated its Emergency Restoration Plan at 4:00 yesterday, in preparation for wide-spread outages that could be caused by Hurricane Idalia.
Suwannee Valley Youth Tour Washington, D.C.
For over 50 years, teens from the Suwannee Valley have been going to Washington, D.C. on the “trip of a lifetime,” courtesy of SVEC. While in our nation’s capital, these delegates have joined roughly 2,000 other youth from across rural America on tours of some of the finest museums in the world and visits to...
SVEC Returns Over $1 Million to Its Members
The SVEC Board of Trustees has elected to return $1.1 million to the co-op’s members through the retirement of capital credits. “Members of SVEC have advantages over customers of other types of utilities,” says Director of Communications Jon Little. “One…
SVEC Awards $15,000 in Scholarships to Local Students
The SVEC Board of Trustees has awarded $15,000 in scholarships to some of the area’s outstanding high school graduates.
Suwannee Valley Cornhole Tournament Raises over $4,700 for United Way
The 6th annual Suwannee Valley Cornhole Tournament hosted by SVEC raised $4,740 for United Way of Suwannee Valley (UWSV).
SVEC Awarded $10 million in Grants for Fiber Network
The Florida Department of Economic Opportunity’s (DEO) Office of Broadband has awarded two grants totaling $10 million to SVEC. The grants will help defray the costs of building a 100% fiber-to-the-home network that will be used to provide reliable and affordable high-speed internet service to the cooperative’s consumer-members.
“Food Fight” Benefits Local Food Bank
The second annual Suwannee Valley Food Fight to End Hunger, organized by Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, is in the books.
Three graduate from SVEC’s Apprentice Lineworker Program, scholarships are available for two more
Adam Ford, Clay Stratton and James Williams have graduated from the SVEC's Apprentice Lineworker Program.
SVEC to Build Fiber-Optic Network, Offer Fiber to the Home High-Speed Internet
SVEC has announced its plan to build a fiber-optic network across the co-op’s service territory. The network will be utilized by SVEC to expand its electric smart grid/self-healing capabilities which will enhance the flow of data used to detect faults and control electrical devices throughout the grid, yielding shorter power outage response times and greater...