The Dubious Survey

The other day a number of us received a postcard from PEC asking us to take a short online survey (and offering a $10 incentive to the first 1000 to do so).

The survey questions were either not well thought out and often completely irrelevant to the PEC’s mission of supplying electricity to their membership [...]

Election Season

We’re in PEC Board election season again, and things are stirring.

Ballots were supposed to have been mailed on May 5th, so you should be getting yours soon.

PEC4U’s Steering Committee discussed at length as to whether or not we should endorse candidates as we have in the two previous democratic elections. After weighing the [...]

Other Bills: HB 1390, HB 3820

If you read through the information posted recently regarding SB 921, a Bill that would give electric co-op members some protection, here‚s some more information you need to know. House Bill 1390 is identical to Senate Bill 921. Another Bill, House Bill 3820, is similar, but offers considerably less protection to co-op members.

Both HB1390 [...]

PEC to discuss rates analysis

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 6, 2009 TO: All PEC-area papers MEDIA CONTACT: Anne Harvey, (830) 868-4933; Austin line, (512) 219-2602

PEC to discuss rates analysis Pedernales Electric Cooperative invites members to attend a presentation regarding PEC rates. Representatives from C.H. Guernsey & Company will present initial recommendations based on their analysis of PEC’s rates. After [...]

Dallas area CoServ Electric members file Class Action suit

Members of Dallas/Denton area CoServ Electric today filed suit against CoServ, the second largest electrical Coop in Texas, with 142,000 members.

Allegations are strikingly similar to the original complaints here at PEC4u: lack of transparency, rigged elections, financial improprieties, money-losing subsidiaries…

See the CoServWatchdogs website for ongoing relevations.