I love the feeling of being able to walk into my favorite locally owned shop, restaurant or store knowing that the profit, product and labor can make positive impacts on my community. The spirit of main street is embodied in these local businesses, just like it is in Central Texas Electric Cooperative.
This Thanksgiving is a good time to reflect on how electric cooperatives are as local and community centered as they come and remember how grateful I am that they were founded as a way to bring electricity to communities that didn’t interest investor owned utilities.
That grateful feeling I get when I frequent local businesses in our community is the same feeling I get when I walk into work at the co-op every day.
It’s also a feeling of pride. I’m proud to be a part of an organization that serves the community in which we live instead of a group of shareholders who may never have set foot in our service territory.
Living on co-op lines is more than just knowing there are people out there working to bring you safe, reliable and affordable electric service. Living on co-op lines is an investment in our community and its members.
You see, Central Texas EC is a not-for-profit business. When we make more money than we need to keep the lights on safely, affordably and reliably, we return it to our members in the form of capital credits. This means that after all co-op expenses are paid, any additional money we earn goes back into our community. That’s something we can all be thankful for.
Because we’re owned by you, our members, we have a vested interest in making sure our community prospers. We do this by investing in community service projects and programs.
I hope that you view Central Texas EC not just as your electricity provider but as a local business that brings pride and prosperity to our community.
If you’re interested in learning more about how we keep the lights on and beyond, please stop by the co-op or give us a call.
We’re grateful to be a part of this community, and we hope you feel the same way—this Thanksgiving and always.