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...

Happenings at TEC

By Dallas Braun, General Manager April 18 is National Lineworker Appreciation Day—a day set aside to express gratitude to the approximately 120,000 lineworkers across the...

2020 Annual Meeting And Director Election Update

2020 has certainly proven to be a challenging year, and that is no exception at your electric cooperative when it comes to hosting an...

Proposed Rate Revision

By Dallas Braun, General Manager For several years now, one item of discussion at our member district meetings and written about in past articles has...

Meet Gary

How long have you been a lineman at Thumb Electric Cooperative (TEC)? I’ve been with TEC for five months now. It’s easy for me to...

The Driving Force

The purchase and use of EVs has fast-tracked in popularity across the country. In rural Michigan, electric co-ops are keeping a close eye on...

Meet the Director Candidates

HURON COUNTY DISTRICT 1 Randall Dhyse (Incumbent) Randy Dhyse owns and operates a crop and livestock operation in northern Huron County in partnership with his brother. He...

Updates At Your Cooperative

By Dallas Braun, General Manager COVID-19 On June 1, 2020, Gov. Whitmer issued Executive Order (EO) No. 2020-110, which lifted the stay-at-home order and provided that...

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...

Director Commitment Makes A Difference

By Dallas Braun, General Manager As an electric cooperative, Thumb Electric is guided by an elected board of directors who represent its members’ best interest when...

Heirloom Recipes Due by September 1

Share your favorite “Heirloom” recipe with us by September 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus, there’s more! To...