Category Archives: Manager’s Message

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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 […]

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CEO’s Message – May 2023

Doing the Right Things The strength of your cooperative lies within its team. A team is often defined as a group of people working together for a common purpose. For your employee team at Wells Rural Electric Company, 1 of our key purposes is to serve our members with safe, reliable, affordable and carbon-free electricity. […]

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CEO’s Message – March 2023

Don’t Fall Victim to Utility Scams Every day, millions of Americans are targeted by scammers through phone calls, emails, text messages, online or in person. Scammers’ tactics can change daily, so it’s important for consumers to stay on top of the latest scam reports from local and national news outlets and your local utility companies. […]

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CEO’s Message – February 2023

Power in Planning Although Wells Rural Electric Company (WREC) prides itself on our record of 99.9% reliability, outages can and will happen. Outages are most often caused by unexpected equipment failure, lightning or something  contacting one of our power lines. Usually, our highly-trained crews perform maintenance with the line energized to minimize the impact on […]

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CEO’s Message – January 2023

We Power Your Life Most of us use electricity—either directly or indirectly—around the clock. Because it is so abundant and available with the simple flip of a switch, it is easy to take for granted. According to the Energy Information Administration, the typical U.S. household uses more air conditioning, heating, appliances and consumer electronics than […]