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It all began with an innocent phone call…

Posted in Consumers, Energy, Good Government, tagged Fuelberg, Green Dreams, pec on April 5, 2011 | Leave a Comment »

On April 13th, the Uptown Marble Theater at 218 Main Street in Marble Falls will present the world theatrical premiere of Green Dreams, a 50 minute documentary about the revolution at the Pedernales Electric Cooperative. Following the screening will be a meet & greet with PEC’s newly-hired CEO, R.B. Sloan. Former PEC General Manager Bennie [...]

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Former Pedernales GM Bennie Fuelberg GUILTY on all counts

Posted in Co-op Reform, Energy, tagged Bennie Fuelberg, corruption, money laundering, pec, Pedernales, pedernales electric coop, pedernales electric cooperative, public citizen texas on December 10, 2010 | 1 Comment »

After only a day of deliberation, the jury has returned a guilty verdict on former Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) general manager Bennie Fuelberg on all counts of money laundering, theft, and misapplication of fiduciary property. During the two weeks of trial, the prosecution showed how Bennie Fuelberg filtered money through Clark, Thomas & White, the [...]

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Pedernales Board Votes for More Transparency

Posted in Consumers, Energy, Global Warming, tagged Larry Landaker, pec, PEC meeting, PEC strategic meeting, pedernales electric cooperative, Ross Fischer on September 28, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Pedernales Electric Cooperative. The name used to be synonymous with closed-door meetings and conjured up images of a good ol’ boys club and the smoke-filled room, where the public was shut out of the decision-making process. Today Pedernales Electric Co-op (PEC) board members voted for a proposed strategic meeting in October to be open. They [...]

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Texas State Rep. Patrick Rose rails against PEC Board decisions, lack of transparency

Posted in Co-op Reform, Energy, Good Government, tagged Energy, Juan Garza, My Energy Coop, Patrick Rose, pec, pec scandal, Pedernales, pedernales electric coop, pedernales electric cooperative, public citizen texas, troy fraser on August 25, 2010 | Leave a Comment »

Rep. Patrick Rose this morning had an opinion piece printed regarding transparency reforms at the Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) , echoing similar criticism from the Austin American Statesman last week. I’m not saying I agree with every word Rep. Rose wrote here in this morning’s San Marcos Local News, but this shows that this will [...]

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Georgetown Council Snubs Students Over Nuclear Power

Posted in Global Warming, tagged Clean Water Action, connor hanrahan, cooperative, CPS Energy, david foster, georgetown, georgetown city council, georgetown utility services, mayor, Nuclear, Nuclear Power, pec, pedernales electric coop, Public Citizen, reenergize texas, Renewables, san antonio city council, seak, southwestern universitys, students, students for environmental activism and knowledge, Texas on November 11, 2009 | 6 Comments »

Original post can be found at the ReEnergize Texas Blog On Tuesday, students from Southwestern University’s Students for Environmental Activism and Knowledge (SEAK) had intended to speak before the Georgetown City Council regarding the 20 year energy plan for their city. They had registered an agenda item with the City Secretary’s Office, asked all the [...]

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Boerne Makes Move on Local Renewable Power

Posted in Coal, Efficiency, Energy, Renewables, tagged Boerne, Dan Heckler, Don Burger, energy district, HB 1937, lcra, pec, progressive power, public power, Villareal on August 12, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

I came across this article recently in the Express-News’ Northwest Daily and had to share. Boerne, population c. 9,400, located about 30 miles northwest of San Antonio, will soon establish a framework for the development of distributed generation. Under the terms of an ordinance that passed a first reading on July 28, each single-family residence [...]

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Public Citizen Applauds Leadership, Vision of New PEC Board

Posted in Energy, Good Government, Renewables, tagged Austin, bill of rights, christi clement, electric coop, Energy Efficiency, larry landacker, money laundering, open government, patrick cox, pec, pec scandal, pedernales electric coop, Public Citizen, reform, renewable energy, Texas, theft, Tom "Smitty" Smith, whistleblower protection on June 30, 2009 | 2 Comments »

Board Promises Transparency, Whistleblower Protections, Open Meetings AUSTIN, Texas – The first meeting of the new board of the Pedernales Electric Cooperative (PEC) on Monday marked an unprecedented change in leadership and vision for the nation’s largest electric cooperative. Not only is the majority of the board progressive reformers, but it is led by an [...]

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Online/Mail Voting for PEC Board Election ends Friday!

Posted in Energy, tagged clean energy for texas, Energy Efficiency, Johnson City, pec on June 8, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

Do you know some electric coops help their members get solar power and make their homes and businesses more energy efficient? It saves a lot on electric bills. The Pedernales Electric Coop can adapt these kinds of programs… but the direction of the PEC depends on if the newly elected board really cares about clean [...]

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