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Commitment to Community
Co-op spreads the word about electrical safety and linework Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative recently attended career day at North Bay Haven Charter Academy to talk about electrical safety and linework. The demonstration trailer, built by Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative employees,…
2023 Scholarship Application
Dear Student: Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative is proud to offer an exciting opportunity for high school seniors in its service area: the chance to win one of 10 $1,000 scholarships! To win, you must be present at our 75th Annual…
President’s Message – October 2022
Celebrating Membership Fall is a busy time, and October is a particularly eventful month with school, community and sports activities in full swing. It’s also when all cooperatives celebrate National Co-op Month. When I say Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative celebrates…
Keep it Safe
On October 31, small, strange creatures may dot our roads, creeping up to homes with large bags, dashing from one place to another, often forgetting about passing cars and trucks. Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative reminds you to drive carefully to…
Get Ready for Youth Tour 2023
Attention, high school juniors. Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative is recruiting students for the 2023 Washington Youth Tour competition. High school juniors whose parents are members of the cooperative are eligible to participate. Each student nominated for the competition receives a…
October is National Co-op Month
GCEC is proud to be your trusted energy partner Unlike other utilities that are owned by investors and run for profit, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative is driven by a set of principles we inherited. The seeds of the Seven Cooperative…
Learning About Energy Is Empowering
More than 150 teachers from northwest Florida and Alabama became students at the Empower Energy Education Workshop in June. Empower was co-hosted by PowerSouth, the National Energy Education Development and area cooperatives, including Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative. The Empower Energy…
President’s Message – September 2022
The Power of Preparation September is National Preparedness Month, so I want to remind our members about the power of preparation. While you don’t have to reach doomsday prepper levels of preparedness, there are several practical steps you can take…
Don’t Become a Victim of Scams
Simple precautions can save you money and heartache By Franklin Thurlow In 2021, the Federal Trade Commission received 5.7 million consumer incident reports. About half of those were identified as fraud and a quarter as identity theft. Those statistics don’t…
An Unforgettable Week
Imagine a chance to visit our nation’s capital for one week, meet with hundreds of students from across the United States, and visit with Florida’s senators and congressional representatives. Two local students were selected to experience this once-in-a-lifetime trip in…