Upshur Rural
Electric Cooperative
Serving East Texans
since 1937.
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URECC Members – Please Read
Texas House Bill 3448 (HB 3448) is currently being considered and could directly affect URECC and our members if passed.
Here’s what the bill would do:
-Require electric cooperatives to provide access to our poles for cable and broadband companies
-Allow the Texas Public Utility Commission to set the rates and terms for those attachments, based on federal FCC guidelines
-Remove the ability for co-ops and telecom companies to negotiate contracts on pricing or timelines
-Shift certain costs to co-op members, including:
-Replacing or upgrading poles for telecom attachments
-Installing larger poles when needed for new developments or public projects
-Engineering and design work related to pole sizing
-Require co-ops to share accounting records with telecom companies, without requiring the same in return
-Allow telecom companies’ work to be prioritized over co-op service requests
-Increase risk to private property from third-party contractors, with limited options for recourse
HB 3448 would change how co-ops operate and how costs are shared. If you have concerns about this bill, we encourage you to contact your local State Representative and Senator.
Thank you for staying informed and involved.
-Representative Drew Darby (carrying the bill)
Email: drew.darby@house.texas.gov
-Representative Jay Dean
Email: jay.dean@house.texas.gov
-Representative Cole Hefner
Email: cole.hefner@house.texas.gov
-Senator Bryan Hughes
***URECC MEMBERS IN THE LAKE O' THE PINES, VICTORY, JEFFERSON, NESBITT, HARLETON, SHADY SHORES, HALL, GETHSEMANE, AVINGER & DARCO AREAS***
Starting next week, our contractor, Penn Tree Service, will begin trimming and mulching around transmission lines. While initial work will begin next week, crews will continue operations in these areas throughout the remainder of 2025.
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact our Member Services team at 903-843-2536.
Thank you for your understanding and cooperation!
Current grid conditions of the Southwest Power Pool:
Resource Advisory
SPP is issuing a Resource Advisory for its entire Balancing Authority effective Sunday, April 6, 2025, at 3:00 p.m. CT until an anticipated end time of Monday, April 7 at 10:00 p.m. CT.
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Resource Advisories do not require the public to conserve energy, but are issued to raise awareness of potential threats to reliability among entities responsible for operating transmission and generation facilities.
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This Resource Advisory is being declared due to forecasts of potential high peak loads, potential low output from wind and other variable energy resources (*also known as low VER forecast) leading into peak hours, and possible increase in resource outages.
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Individuals should contact their local utility for details specific to their area.
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SPP generation and transmission operators have been provided instructions on applicable procedures, including reporting any limitations, fuel shortages or concerns.
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To mitigate risks to reliability associated with these factors, SPP may use greater unit commitment notification timeframes, including making commitments before standard day-ahead market procedures and/or committing resources in reliability status.
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SPP will send additional information if necessary.
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Senior Citizen URECC Members:
At URECC, if you are 65 years of age or older and have no outstanding account balance with the Cooperative (or another utility for the same service) during the past two years, NO DEPOSIT is required on NEW or EXISTING accounts! Call Member Services at 903-843-2536.
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Please remember that contact with a downed power line can be deadly. Always assume a power line is energized. Please report any downed lines.
URECC is now accepting applications for ETREYS! 🌟 Want to learn more? Check out the video below! 🎥 Ready to apply? Head to urecc.coop/etreys and submit your application today! 🚀 #ETREYS #URECC #ApplyNow
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