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CEO’s Message – April 2024

Sometimes the greatest ability is availability. Or, in this industry, reliability. For all the talk about keeping rates affordable, cost is not the No. 1 priority in most industry surveys. That distinction goes to reliability. If you think about it, it makes sense. Cost matters. At Wells Rural Electric Company (WREC), we work hard to […]

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CEO’s Message – March 2024

Details Matter Often, it is hard to make informed or good decisions without understanding the nuance and complexities—the details—surrounding a topic. This is true for many things, but it is particularly true in the utility world. From power supply to transmission and distribution to the cooperative difference, our industry is incredibly nuanced. Fortunately, we have […]

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CEO’s Message – October 2023

Great news! Social media, entertainment, texts, calls, email, news, advertising, mail and a raft of other information streams are constantly screaming for your attention. In that blizzard of information, it would be easy to miss an important fact: Wells Rural Electric Company (WREC) has not had a rate increase in 6 years and expects to […]

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CEO’s Message – August 2023

Years of planning led to the installation of cutting-edge technology in the Wells substation, which will improve power quality and reliability for years to come. We knew outages would be required to install the new equipment. Unfortunately, supply chain issues and the availability of specialized crews delayed construction, and those power outages had to be […]

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CEO’s Message – July 2023

Representing You I’m confident our friends and neighbors hold a wide range of opinions on the success of the 2023 session of the Nevada Legislature. During the regular session, and the 2 special sessions that followed, your elected representatives considered 1,239 proposed changes to Nevada law. In terms of impact on members of Wells Rural […]

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CEO’s Message – June 2023

Nominations Open for WREC Board Nominations for four seats on the Wells Rural Electric Company Board of Directors open Monday, June 12, 2023. Director seats subject to election are currently held by Gerald Anderson, Lois Nannini, Bruce Widmer and Kirk Dahl. Nominations must be made on the 2023 board of directors election nomination form available […]