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President’s Message – May 2024
Electrical Safety Starts With You Every electrical device has a purpose and a service lifespan. None will last forever. When electricity is involved, failures present electrical hazards. In recognition of May being National Electrical Safety Month, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative…
76th Annual Members’ Meeting Official Notice
Pursuant to the provisions of the bylaws of Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative Inc., the 76th annual meeting will be held on Saturday, April 27, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m. Central Time at the cooperative headquarters in Wewahitchka, Florida. The purpose…
President’s Message – April 2024
Annual Meeting 2024: Please Vote Your ballot for the 2024 Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative annual meeting should have arrived in your mailbox by now. The meeting is at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 27, at our headquarters in Wewahitchka. To allow…
Is Your Name Listed Here?
If So, We Have a Check With Your Name on It After all operating expenses have been paid at the end of each year, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative allocates capital credits to its membership. Capital credits are a prorated percentage…
GCEC Warehouse Fencing
Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative, Inc. (GCEC) is a member-owned cooperative that provides electric service to areas of the Florida panhandle not served by other utilities.
Change Your Clocks; Change Your Batteries
The second Sunday in March triggers daylight saving time, when we set our clocks 1 hour ahead. It is also the best day to change the batteries in smoke detectors and carbon monoxide detectors— even if the batteries are not…
Tornadoes Cause Significant Damage
A storm system moved through Florida on January 9, leading to several tornadoes. A parent supercell thunderstorm resulted in an EF-3 tornado that hit Lower Grand Lagoon in Panama City Beach and an EF-2 tornado that touched down in Lynn…
President’s Message – March 2024
Annual Meeting 2024: Please Vote Your ballot for the 2024 Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) annual meeting will arrive in your mailbox soon. The meeting is on Saturday, April 27, at our headquarters in Wewahitchka. To allow GCEC members to…
President’s Message – February 2024
Untangling Power Line Safety Myths Power lines. They deliver electricity to homes and businesses and are essential to our modern way of life. We see them everywhere, so we sometimes forget they can be potentially dangerous. Myths abound when it…
Co-op Presents Service Awards
Gulf Coast Electric’s Teresa Barfield, Cole Barfield & Colby Wiggins Earn Special Employee Recognition 3 Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative employees received special awards named in memory and honor of former employees, and several others were recognized for service anniversaries at…