Staff Report HAYS COUNTY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative employees are spreading cheer this holiday season by donating 750 toys to local organizations.
Staff Report BUDA — Pedernales Electric Cooperative — the nation’s largest electric co-op — marked a milestone of sustained growth by placing its 400,000th meter at Station 1 of the Buda Fire Department, located at 209 FM 2770 in Buda.
As a participant in the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association’s Youth Tour program, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) will be selecting 10 high school students to attend the trip of a lifetime in Washington, D.C. where they will join more than 1,500 students from electric cooperatives across the country. PEC Youth Tour delegates will visit historical sites, meet their representatives and create lifelong friendships.
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Staff Report DRIPPING SPRINGS
KYLE — Pedernales Electric Cooperative employees and their families gathered at the Kyle office on Sept. 11 to put their best baked goods forward in celebration of the co-op’s 85th anniversary.
Staff Report JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) donated more than 2,500 school supplies to benefit schools across the co-op’s service territory.
‘We're trying to reach out to a multitude of different age groups and help them be better prepared in any walk of life’
JOHNSON CITY — Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is now accepting applications for community grants and encourages nonprofits within or surrounding PEC’s service area to apply for up to $5,000. The deadline is 11:59 p.m. on Oct. 2.
— Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) is brightening the Texas Hill Country with grants to support local nonprofits in the co-op’s service area. Funded by the Power of Change program, PEC awarded more than $33,000 to seven nonprofits in June. These grants will be used toward projects that support nonprofits in their missions to serve the community.
— For the second year in a row, Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) hosted campers and parents from across the cooperative’s coverage area on June 21 for a day of free learning and fun at the coop’s headquarters in Johnson City, according to a news release. More than 150 people, including 70 campers in kindergarten through third grade, attended PEC’s Camp Save-a-Watt Solar Car Derby. Attendees had the opportunity to learn about solar energy from PEC experts, as well as build and race solar cars.
— With the help of a $21,795 grant from the Lower Colorado River Authority (LCRA) and Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC), Rambo Masonic Lodge. No. 426 will soon install new energy-efficient windows in its 141-year-old building within the historic district in downtown Dripping Springs.
