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!
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The Livingston hydro-electric dam on Lake Livingston in Texas
Picture above: The Harrison County Power Plant in Marshall, Texas.
East Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (ETEC)
Formed in 1987, a group of 10 East Texas electric cooperatives pooled their resources to achieve a common goal: providing safe, reliable, affordable power to their members under the banner of East Texas Electric Cooperative (ETEC). TEC owns the Harrison County Power Plant.
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Members of ETEC :
Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative
Cherokee County Electric Cooperative
Bowie Cass Electric Cooperative
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative
Houston County Electric Cooperative
Jasper Newton Electric Cooperative
Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative
Wood County Electric Cooperative
Rusk County Electric Cooperative
Sam Houston Electric Cooperative
Northeast Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (NTEC) Located in the heart of East Texas, NTEC is a Generation and Transmission (G&T) Electric Cooperative headquartered in Longview TX. NTEC serves six distribution cooperative members located in 20 counties in TX and two parishes in LA. NTEC serves those six members through a blend of owned resources and contracts with various power suppliers.
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Projects:
-Owns 11.72% of the total plant or 79 MW of Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville.
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-Owns 5.86% of the total plant or 38 MW of a lignite power plant, Dolet Hills, located in Mansfield, LA.
- Owns 55% of total plant or 302 MW of combined cycle natural gas fired Harrison County Power Project located in Marshall, TX.
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-Owns 50.6 MW of the wind power project located in Grant County, OK.
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-Redbed Plains Wind Farm
Located approximately 25 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. The Project has an 8.3 m/s wind resource (at 93 meters) that is supported by a wind monitoring program with over 79 months of on-site data
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Members of NTEC :
Upshur Rural Electric Cooperative
Panola Harrison Electric Cooperative
Bowie-Cass Electric Cooperative
Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative
Wood County Electric Cooperative
Rusk County Electric Cooperative
Pirkey Power Plant in Hallsville, Texas.
VIP's tour the Harrison County Power Plant.
Photos of the Redbed Plains wind farm in Grant, Oklahoma.
