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...
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...
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...
TEC’s Mission Statement
Mission Statement: To safely provide our members exceptional, courteous, and reliable services at a competitive cost.
By Dallas Braun, General Manager
Your electric cooperative was formed...
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...
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...
Happenings At TEC
COVID-19 Impact
The “Stay Home, Stay Safe” executive order issued by Gov. Whitmer in response to the COVID-19 pandemic stipulates that an electric utility is...
Thank You to Our Lineworkers
Lineworker Apprecation Day is April 18
You’ve likely noticed Thumb Electric’s crews out and about, working on power lines and other electrical equipment in our...
A New Year
By Dallas Braun, General Manager
Happy New Year, everyone.
2019 was a busy year for Thumb Electric. TEC employees and contractors worked safely throughout the year,...