Thumb Electric AMI Implementation To Begin
Starting in late fall or early winter, Thumb Electric Cooperative (TEC) will begin installing equipment for its Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) system. Only members...
Thumb Electric Cooperative To Launch TEC Fiber
In the current times, access to high-speed internet is a vital service and will likely improve the economy, the education system, and the general...
Fiber Update: The TEC Advantage
By Brad Essenmacher, TEC Broadband Manager
As I write this, it is the beginning of December, and the snow is starting to fly. The good news...
Kabban Attends Youth Tour
Isaiah Kabban of Harbor Beach attended the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C., from June 14-18. While there, he learned the fundamentals of...
Nothing Stays The Same
By Dallas Braun, General Manager
Nothing stays the same.” This statement couldn’t be more descriptive of the past year for Thumb Electric Cooperative (TEC) and...
TEC Fiber Update
Thumb Electric has partnered with National Rural Telecommunications Cooperative (NRTC) to deploy the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) project. The NRTC contractors are currently on the property...
Meet Mike
How long have you worked at Thumb Electric Cooperative (TEC)?
I’ve worked at TEC for the last sevenand-a-half years. Prior to that I worked out-of-state...
Meet Jason
How long have you been a lineman?
I’ve been a lineman for almost 25 years, and I’ve been with TEC for nearly two.
Did you start...
Electrify Your Life So It Can Run On Cleaner Energy
Beneficial Electrification:
A term for replacing direct fossil fuel use (e.g., propane, heating oil, gasoline) with electricity in a way that reduces overall emissions and...
Water Heater Discontinuation Notice
By Clint Seidl, Member Services Engineering Manager
Since the 1980s, Thumb Electric Cooperative has been selling electric-resistive water heaters to its members. Unfortunately, it has...
















