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Whole Lotta Shakin' Going On Near Alpine! A 3.6 magnitude earthquake struck at 12:22 p.m. today, with the epicenter approximately 17 miles East/South East of Alpine. This is very near RGEC's Altuda Substation, reports Area Manager Dave Lassanske, but there were no damages reported to RGEC's equipment.
Click HERE for Additional information on the US Geologic Service web site.
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Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. (the Cooperative) intends to change rates for electric service. In accordance with New Mexico Administrative Code
Section 17.9.540.13, the Cooperative gives notice that it intends to file the proposed rate schedules under Advice Notice No. 33 with the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission (Commission) on or about December 5, 2011. The Cooperative will promptly notify the members on the date on which it actually files the schedule proposing the new rates if the member makes this request. Click
Here to read more...
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RIO GRANDE WILL BEGIN PAYING CAPITAL CREDITS for the years 1951-1976. The capital credit payments, which total approximately $675,000, are based on the number of kilowatt hours a member-customer used in a year for which capital credits were allocated. It is more important now than ever that your
address and phone numbers are updated with RGEC, or your check may not reach you. The announcement was made
October 8, 2011, at the Annual Meeting.
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About Us |
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Home Team Advantage -- At Rio Grande
Electric Cooperative, "Owned by those we serve," is not just
a slogan, it's the way we do business every day, and we
never forget we work for you.
The RGEC website is designed to help our
members learn about how they use energy. With interactive
online tools and educational materials, RGEC is committed to
helping our members understand their co-op membership and
leadership roles, and to making bill paying and
energy conservation easy!
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Service Area |
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Service Area Maps
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RGEC has the
largest service territory of any electric cooperative in the
contiguous United States, serving 18 counties in Texas and 2
counties in New Mexico, which covers approximately 35,000
sq. miles. These counties include: Brewster, Crockett,
Culberson, Dimmit, Edwards, El Paso, Hudspeth, Jeff Davis,
Kinney, Maverick, Pecos, Presidio, Reeves, Terrell, Uvalde,
Val Verde, Webb and Zavala in Texas, and Eddy and Otero
Counties in New Mexico.
RGEC currently
employs 144 people to serve 5,914 members with 12,429 meters. It maintains
offices in Alpine, Brackettville, Carrizo Springs, Dell City, El Paso, and Fort
Stockton, with the Brackettville office serving as corporate headquarters.
The Co-op maintains 9,561 miles of Energized Line, 143 miles
of Transmission Line and 128 miles of Underground Line.
RGEC maintains the electrical
distribution systems for Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas, and
Laughlin Air Force Base, Del Rio, Texas.
Last Updated - 10/28/2011
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General Manager/CEO's
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I can tell you without fear of contradiction that 2012 has started with a bang! At the end of 2011, we were upgrading seven of our
substations to handle additional load in some cases, and to accommodate transmission line improvements in others. We never run
out of work here at the Cooperative. And, in today's economy, that's a good thing.
Read more...
Click here for the Monthly Message Archive.
Click here for Board Meeting Agenda.
Click here for Not For Sale Resolution.
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Going Green? |
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Co-op Magazine |
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66th Annual Meeting |
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that is happening in the RGEC community.
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The 66th Annual Meeting was held in Eagle Pass, Texas at
the International Center for Trade, October 8, 2011.
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Rio Grande Electric Cooperative, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
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