San Patricio Electric Cooperative

10/06/2026

Behind every outage response, new service connection, phone call, bill, construction project and member interaction is a team of people working together to serve our members.

October is Co-op Month and we couldn't let the occasion pass without recognizing the people who make our mission possible.

Meet the people behind your power.

10/01/2026

Restored: Power was restored to our West Sinton / St. Paul outage at 7:52.

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Update: 7:40 p.m. We estimate power in the West Sinton and St. Paul areas will be restored by 8:45 p.m. Crews found wire down and are working to make repairs as quickly and safely as possible.

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Update: 6:42 p.m. We have an outage affecting 422 meters in the West Sinton area (FM 188 towards the west side of St. Paul.) Crews are in route.

Power has been restored in Mineral and Normana.

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Power was restored to the majority of members in Beeville and Pawnee. This outage was caused by lightning striking a step down transformer. We’re still working to restore power to about 250 meters in Mineral and Normanna. We estimate power will be restored in this area by 7:30 p.m. if all goes as planned.

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We have an outage affecting 1,039 meters in the Beeville area toward Mineral and Pawnee, as well as some smaller outages in the Largarto, Mathis and Swinny Switch areas. Thunderstorms are moving through our service area.

Linemen are patrolling the line. We do not yet have an estimate for restoration.

10/01/2026

It’s Co-op Month!

Every October, we recognize the cooperative business model and the millions of people who are part of cooperatives across the country.

So, what makes a cooperative different?

Cooperatives are owned by the people they serve. Rather than being structured around outside investors, cooperatives are built to meet the needs of their members. Members have a voice in how their cooperative is governed, and the cooperative’s work is guided by its purpose to serve them.

For electric cooperatives like SPEC, that means providing safe, reliable electricity while keeping the needs of our members and communities at the heart of what we do.

That’s what Co-op Month is all about: recognizing a business model built around service, ownership and community.

Throughout October, we’ll be sharing more about what it means to be part of a cooperative—and what makes your co-op unique.

09/29/2026

They went to Guatemala to build power lines. It changed their lives.

Last year, lineworkers from 10 South Texas electric cooperatives traveled to a remote community in Guatemala, where more than 115 families lived without electricity.

In just 20 days, the crew built the system that brought electricity to 135 homes for the very first time.

Two of those lineworkers, Jesse Rivera and Martin Villarreal, are from SPEC.

The October issue of Texas Co-op Power tells the story of their journey—and the people whose lives changed when the lights came on. It’s a story about linework, teamwork and what it really means to be part of a cooperative.

We’re proud to call these guys ours.

22 co-op lineworkers built 5 miles of lines and wired 135 homes

09/28/2026

RESTORED: Power was restored to all affected meters.

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We have an outage affecting 359 meters in the Beeville area. At this time, we do not yet have an estimate for restoration.

This circuit was also out earlier this morning in an outage affecting 900 meters caused by a down line. Crews made repairs and reenergized the line, however a fault caused a three-phase recloser to open up, resulting in this outage for 359 meters. Crews are patrolling for another outage cause affecting this circuit.

09/23/2026

Last week, our lineworkers began construction on the initial phase of a new training yard at SPEC, including a single-phase distribution-line.

Our lineworkers planned the training facility with a clear purpose: to create a dedicated space where apprentices and experienced crews can practice linework skills, work through realistic situations and reinforce the safe work practices that are essential to the job.

The construction of the training yard also served as its first training exercise. Three of our apprentice lineworkers worked alongside two experienced lineworkers to construct the distribution lines, putting their skills to work while sharing knowledge and experience as a team.

Over several hours of construction, the crew worked seamlessly together. Each person knew their role, communicated with the others and worked efficiently to get the job done. It was a great demonstration of the teamwork and coordination that linework requires.

This is just the beginning of our training yard, and we’re excited to see how this dedicated space will support our crews as they continue building skills, experience and confidence.

Here’s a look at the first phase of construction.

📷Pictured: Hailey Cantu, Apprentice Lineworker; Riley Chandler, Apprentice Lineworker; Brenden Walton, Apprentice Lineworker; Jesse Rivera, Journeyman Lineman; and Joe Cruz, Crew Foreman.

09/21/2026

As a local, not-for-profit cooperative, we’re proud to have a team that plays an important role in keeping our communities powered. Our employees bring a wide range of skills and experience to the work we do every day.

If you’re looking for a place where safety matters, your work has a purpose, and you can be part of a team that cares about our members, our community and one another, take a look at our current openings.

We’d love to have you consider joining the SPEC team.

👉 View our openings and apply: https://www.sanpatricioelectric.org/careers

09/15/2026

What a night! ❤️

Our 2026 Member Appreciation Event & Annual Meeting was a great reminder of what makes San Patricio Electric Cooperative special — our members and the communities we serve.

To everyone who joined us Thursday night, thank you for spending your evening with us, connecting with our team, enjoying the activities and helping us make our reimagined Annual Meeting a success. We hope you had as much fun as we did!

We also couldn’t have done it without the people who helped bring the evening to life. A huge THANK YOU to:

⚡ Our incredible SPEC employees, whose hard work, flexibility and behind-the-scenes efforts made the event possible.

🚒 Our community partners who joined us for Touch-a-Truck and gave our members an up-close look at the people and equipment that help keep our communities powered and protected.

🚗 The EV dealers who brought electric vehicles for our members to drive and experience firsthand.

🍴 Fatheads for feeding our crowd with some seriously good BBQ!

🎓 Aryn Vanecek, our 2026 Youth Tour delegate, for representing SPEC and sharing her experience with our members.

🔦 Jennah Denney, Senior Program Manager of Technology Integration at NRECA for shining a light on emerging electric loads for co-ops, including electric vehicles and data centers.

🎁 And a special thank-you to all of the local businesses and community partners who donated door prizes and helped us give our members even more reasons to smile!

And, of course, thank you to our members. Everything we do starts with you. We’re proud to be your cooperative, and we’re excited about what the future holds.

This was a new approach to our Annual Meeting, and we’re already taking what we learned from this year’s event and putting it to work. We’ll keep listening, learning and looking for ways to make next year’s experience even better.

Thank you for being part of the SPEC family. We’ll see you next year!

09/09/2026

Tomorrow's the Day!

We're just ONE DAY away from our Member Appreciation Event & Annual Meeting!

Come hungry, bring the family and get ready for an evening filled with great food, prizes, Touch-a-Truck, EVs and more.

📅 Tomorrow — Thursday, September 10
📍 San Patricio County Civic Center
🕠 Doors open at 5:30 p.m., the business session starts at 7 p.m.

We hope to see you there!

09/03/2026

One week to go! 🎉 And if you needed another reason to join us for our Member Appreciation Event & Annual Meeting, how about the chance to win something?

We're giving away bill credits and a bunch of prizes donated by our generous partners and vendors.

Just turn in your registration card at the registration table to be entered into the drawings. We'll be giving away prizes throughout the event, so stick around—you never know when your name might be called! And you must be present to win.

📅 Thursday, September 10
📍 San Patricio County Civic Center
🕠 Doors open at 5:30 p.m.

Come for the fun. Stay for the chance to win!