Beware Of Other Online Payment Sites

Paying your Thumb Electric Cooperative bill online is fast, easy and free when you use our website— tecmi.coop. Beware of hidden fees from other...

Welcoming A New Year

By Dallas Brawn, General Manager 2020 was another busy year for Thumb Electric. Like everyone else, we had to make adjustments to our normal operations...

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...

Happy New Year. Out With The Old, In With The New.

"Out with the old and in with the new.” This year, that phrase has a distinct meaning for me and Thumb Electric Cooperative (TEC)...

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...

TEC Fiber Update

By Dallas Braun, General Manager Thumb Electric Cooperative (TEC) has been diligently preparing to bring Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) internet to the Thumb Area. TEC members have...

2020 Board Of Directors Election

Your Member Number and your Election Passcode can be found on the back cover of your Nov/Dec Country Lines magazine. Use both of these...

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...

Grilled to Perfection Recipes Due by April 1

Share your favorite “Grilled to Perfection” recipe with us by April 1 and you could win a $100.00 credit on your electric bill. Plus,...