Pedernales Electric Cooperative is a not-for-profit rural electric distribution, utility cooperative headquartered in Johnson City, Texas, US, set up in 1938.
 PEC building in Junction, Texas | |
| Abbreviation | PEC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1938 |
| Founded at | Texas |
| Type | Rural electric cooperative |
| Legal status | Non-profit |
| Purpose | Provide rural electricity in Texas |
| Headquarters | Johnson City, Texas |
| Location |
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Region | US-TX |
Membership | 410,000+ |
| Julie Caruthers Parsley | |
| Affiliations | NRECA |
| Website | www |
The cooperative, the nation's largest distribution electric cooperative, is owned by more than 300,000 cooperative members in Central Texas and serves an area of 8,100 square miles (21,000 km2).[1] A 2.25-MW / 4.5-MWh (2-hour) grid battery was installed in Johnson City in 2020.[2]
Leadership
editJulie Caruthers Parsley joined Pedernales Electric Cooperative as chief executive officer in 2017. She had been a partner at the law firm Parsley Coffin Renner. She is a former Commissioner of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, and focused her law practice on energy-related legal and consulting services in Texas and the Southwest. She was also Solicitor General of Texas, is board certified in civil appellate law and was an adjunct professor of law teaching appellate practice and procedure at the University of Texas School of Law.[3]
Board of directors
editAs a cooperative, PEC is owned and governed by its members, who are democratically elected to serve on the cooperative's board of directors. In 2016, the cooperative adopted a single-member district voting methodology in which members vote every three years for their district's director seat.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Texan John Hewa points his electric co-op toward innovative growth". Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ^ "Pedernales Electric Cooperative's large-scale battery storage system online now". Renewable Energy World. 28 October 2020.
- ^ Sechler, Bob (27 October 2017). "Pedernales Electric hires first-ever female CEO". Austin American Statesman. Archived from the original on 26 June 2018.
- ^ "PEC changes voting system for director elections". 2016-08-16.