{"id":38791,"date":"2023-10-10T16:19:23","date_gmt":"2023-10-10T21:19:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/?page_id=38791"},"modified":"2024-05-01T15:24:53","modified_gmt":"2024-05-01T20:24:53","slug":"who-we-are","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/about-us\/who-we-are\/","title":{"rendered":"Who We Are"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box info-icon-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 54px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/information_circle_.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-17398558\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p>Central Texas Electric Co-op (CTEC) received its charter from the State of Texas on June 19, 1947. CTEC is a non-profit organization that is owned and controlled by the people it serves.<\/p>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-17398558 {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n#text-17398558 > * {\n  color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1704854591\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1704854591 {\n  padding-top: 20px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box mission-icon-box icon-align-r icon-box-right text-right\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 119px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/mission_target.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"text-3127597132\" class=\"text\">\n\t\t\n<p><span style=\"color: #083bd9;\"><strong>Mission Statement<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Providing our members safe, reliable, high-quality service at a reasonable cost.<\/h2>\n\t\t\n<style>\n#text-3127597132 {\n  text-align: left;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1690066278\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1690066278 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<h2>Service Territory<\/h2>\n<p>Headquartered in Fredericksburg, CTEC has branch offices in Kingsland, Llano, and Mason.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/about-us\/locations-and-hours\/\">See office locations.<\/a><\/p>\n\t<section class=\"section service-territory\" id=\"section_1715774795\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-166815098\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-166815098 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"row row-small align-middle\"  id=\"row-705427568\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1126091281\" class=\"col medium-7 small-12 large-7\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<p>CTEC provides electric service in 11 counties:<\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-collapse blue-check\"  id=\"row-1724221769\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-570153553\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Gillespie<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Llano<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Mason<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Kimble<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>San Saba<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Blanco<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1069512366\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-5\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Kendall<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Kerr<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Real<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Menard<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>McCulloch<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1218992761\" class=\"col medium-5 small-12 large-5 small-col-first\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_2096206541\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img width=\"331\" height=\"331\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Image-13.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"Service territory map\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_2096206541 {\n  width: 85%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1715774795 {\n  padding-top: 0px;\n  padding-bottom: 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-397504023\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-397504023 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n<div class=\"container section-title-container\" ><h2 class=\"section-title section-title-center\"><b><\/b><span class=\"section-title-main\" >At a Glance<\/span><b><\/b><\/h2><\/div>\n<div class=\"row align-equal ctec-at-glance\"  id=\"row-269158472\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-308120879\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 110px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-10905.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">46712<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Number of meters<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-429757318\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 110px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-10907.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">29245<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Number of members<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1696357547\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 110px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"588\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Group-10903.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">7000<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Miles of line<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-594577097\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-3\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-center text-center\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 110px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"769\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/staff_hardhat_construction_worker_contractor_people_jobs_linemen_lineworkers_.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3><span class=\"count-up\">140<\/span><\/h3>\n<p>Approximate number of employees<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n<h2>Co-op Principles<\/h2>\n<p>Cooperatives around the world operate according to the same set of core principles and values, adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance. These principles are a key reason why America\u2019s electric cooperatives operate differently from other electric utilities, putting the needs of our members first.<\/p>\n<div class=\"row row-small align-equal coop-principal\"  id=\"row-1409344039\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-545141126\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 120px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"615\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/lowincomeprograms_hands_aid_help_.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Voluntary and Open Membership<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives are voluntary organizations, open to all persons able to use their services and willing to accept the responsibilities of membership, without gender, social, racial, political, or religious discrimination.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-774321794\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 120px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"702\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/vote_ballot_box.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Democratic Member Control<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives are democratic organizations controlled by their members who actively participate in setting their policies and making decisions. Men and women serving as elected representatives are accountable to the membership. In primary cooperatives, members have equal voting rights (one member, one vote), and cooperatives at other levels are organized in a democratic manner.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-653838286\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 120px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"741\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Member-Economic.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Member Economic Participation<\/h3>\n<p>Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital is usually the common property of the cooperative. The members usually receive limited compensation, if any, on capital subscribed as a condition of membership. Members allocate surpluses for any or all of the following purposes: developing the cooperative, possibly by setting up reserves, part of which at least would be indivisible; benefiting members in proportion to their transactions with the cooperative; and supporting other activities approved by the membership.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1836389827\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 120px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"559\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/scholarship2_cap_school_college_.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Education, Training, and Information<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives provide education and training for their members, elected representatives, managers, and employees so they can contribute effectively to the development of their cooperatives. They inform the general public &#8211; particularly young people and opinion leaders &#8211; about the nature and benefits of cooperation.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1564167252\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 120px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"485\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/Handshake_agreement_associations_.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Cooperation Among Cooperatives<\/h3>\n<p>Cooperatives serve their members most effectively and strengthen the cooperative movement by working together through local, regional, national and international structures.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-225604657\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-align icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 120px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"734\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-content\/uploads\/newmember_family_people_.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<h3>Concern for Community<\/h3>\n<p>While focusing on member needs, cooperatives work for the sustainable development of their communities through policies accepted by their members.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Service Territory Headquartered in Fredericksburg, CTEC has branch offices in Kingsland, Llano, and Mason.\u00a0See office locations. Co-op Principles Cooperatives around the world operate according to the same set of core principles and values, adopted by the International Co-operative Alliance. These principles are a key reason why America\u2019s electric cooperatives operate differently from other electric utilities, [&#8230;]\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":0,"parent":38579,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38791"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/26"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38791"}],"version-history":[{"count":19,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38791\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40855,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38791\/revisions\/40855"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38579"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ctec.coop\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}