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Dwight Van Lierop represents Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative members (GCEC) residing in Calhoun County, east of the Chipola River. Dwight earned a Bachelor of Science in Finance from Auburn University in 1985. From 2001 to 2018, he served as president…

Mark your calendar for Saturday, May 3, and plan to attend Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative’s (GCEC) 77th Annual Members’ Meeting at the co-op headquarters in Wewahitchka. In addition to electing directors and hearing reports about your cooperative, watch informational presentations—…

GCEC Hosts Successful Blood Drive, Collects 27 Units Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative’s (GCEC) heart beats for its community, evidenced by its recent blood drive with OneBlood. Held at GCEC’s Southport and Wewahitchka offices, the event brought in 27 units of…

Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) & Calhoun Liberty Credit Union Unite To Provide Food for Local Students Staying true to the cooperative principle of Concern for Community and the Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives’ core value of Commitment to Community, Gulf Coast…

By John Bartley, CEO/General Manager Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) As we begin a new year, I want to reflect on some of Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative’s milestones and accomplishments in 2024. Community Involvement We worked with our generation and…

Visit the Brown Town Christmas Nights of Lights Sunny Brown—who works in Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative’s member services department—and her husband, Freddy, work hard every year to create a tradition the community loves: a winter wonderland of lights at their…

Attention, high school juniors: Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) is recruiting students for the 2025 Washington Youth Tour competition. High school juniors whose parents or guardians are members of the cooperative are eligible to participate. Each student nominated for the…

Conversations about energy industry issues affecting electric cooperatives help elected officials understand how policies may affect the communities we serve. Recently, co-op leaders from Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative, Talquin Electric Cooperative, and Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative had the opportunity to…

Once outages in the Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) service territory were restored, employees assisted fellow co-ops. Category 4 Hurricane Helene made landfall on September 26 near Perry. It was the strongest hurricane to strike Florida’s Big Bend region and…

Adhering to the 7 Cooperative Principles, Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative Employees Participate in Training Gulf Coast Electric Cooperative (GCEC) employees recently participated in a training session led by Eddie McKnight of McKnight Associates based in South Carolina. Eddie, an electric…