Making small improvements to your mobile home can maximize energy cost savings and make your home more comfortable. Learn more in our mobile home energy efficiency guide, found at gladeselectric.com/member-service….

This afternoon, four GEC linemen headed to north Florida to assist Tri-County Electric Co-op with their hurricane restoration efforts. Idalia made landfall in their service area, causing substantial damage to their system. Our prayers are with everyone working toward recovery.

Our September issue of Florida Currents magazine is now online at flcurrents-gec-fl.newsmemory.com. Check out ORU providing funds for the Bigs with Badges Program, learn about factors that impact electricity, and don’t miss our reminder to provide your gate codes before the lights go out!

September is National Preparedness Month. Does your family have an emergency plan in the event of a natural disaster? For more on how you can prepare, visit ready.gov. #BeReady #DisastersDontWait #NationalPreparednessMonth #NPM2023

Glades Electric offices will be closed September 4 in observance of Labor Day. As always, use SmartHub or call (863) 946-6200 for 24/7 outage response. We hope everyone has a safe and happy Labor Day weekend!

Big Brothers Big Sisters’ Bigs with Badges program received a $2,500 Operation Round Up grant for program supplies. This is possible because of our members who participate in ORU each month. Thanks to our members who make a difference in our community!

To maintain equipment year-round and quickly restore power in an outage, we require 24/7 access to our equipment. Be sure we have your gate code or a GEC lock on the gate to minimize your service disruptions. Call us today at 863-946-6200 Monday – Thursday from 7 a.m. – 6 p.m

SmartHub provides account management at your fingertips. In the SmartHub app, you can view and pay your bill online, view power usage and previous bills, receive special messaging from GEC and notify us of any service needs or outages. Download the app today from your app store.

Glades Electric Cooperative is proud to serve dozens of farms and ranches across our service territory. This National Farm Safety and Health Week; we thank all farm workers for the essential, challenging work they do. #FarmSafetyandHealthWeek

It’s National Voter Registration Day! Each year our youth meet with congressional members and learn the importance of making their voices heard and the issues impacting co-ops in their community. Our Co-ops Vote. Do you? #CoopsVote

Who’s accidentally left ceiling fans running in an empty room? Don’t worry. We’ve done it too. To practice energy efficiency, turn your fan off when you leave the room to. Visit our energy efficiency page for more tips to save money gladeselectric.com/member.../ener…. #SaveEnergy

Happy first day of fall! This means shorter days are quickly approaching. Is your yard too dark at night? Glades Electric has affordable outdoor lighting options to help you feel secure. Learn more about GEC’s outdoor lighting solutions at gladeselectric.com/member.../outd….

Switch to paperless billing and avoid unnecessary clutter, among many other benefits. Four easy ways to go paperless: Sign up in the SmartHub app Sign up at gladesec.smarthub.coop Use our website form at gladeselectric.com/about-us/conta…... Call (863) 946-6200 during normal business hours

Congratulations to our five $2,000 iTECH Glades scholarship winners Asael DeLeon, Omar Barrios and three not pictured, Leah Ann Valdes, Victoria Arthur and Tori Light! Applications are available on our website at gladeselectric.com/.../student-pr… or in our offices.

Electric co-ops from across Florida traveled to Tallahassee this week to discuss issues affecting cooperatives with legislators. Thanks to Kathleen Passidomo, Erin Grall & Kaylee Tuck , for spending time with us in their offices and at our annual legislative cookout.

Congrats to Mallory and all of our outstanding scholarship winners!

🌐 Florida's electric co-ops are closing the digital divide for rural Florida! Thanks to these 5 co-ops, nearly 8,000 miles of fiber have been installed and 15,844 consumers connected -- with more to come! 🌐 Visit conexonconnect.com to see if your home has service now.

Last week, we had a great visit with Rep. Lauren Melo at our HQ in Moore Haven. We appreciate the chance to discuss state issues affecting electric co-ops! Thanks to Rep. Melo for her concern for rural issues and for visiting us right here in the Heartland.

Thanks to Rep. Kaylee Tuck Kaylee Tuck for stopping by our Lake Placid office yesterday for a visit! We were so caught up in conversation about the progress on our broadband project and issues facing electric co-ops that we forgot to get a photo to share. We appreciate you!🌟