EREC Holds Annual Meeting (With Photo Gallery)

May 1, 2022

Escambia River Electric Cooperative members held their annual meeting Saturday at Northview High School in Bratt.

Members enjoyed entertainment and met in a business session. Door prizes were awarded, most of them electric, and one lucky member won $500 off their EREC bill.

For a photo gallery, click here.

Gary Smith, president and CEO of PowerSouth, provided members with an energy update.

From Escambia County, Gary Wiggins and Sam Walker were reelected to the board of trustees. From Santa Rosa County, Dale Westmoreland and Rick Hunsucker were reelected to the board.

Sarah Hetrick from Escambia County and Hanna Bott of Santa Rosa County were recognized as winners of the annual Herman D. Johnson Scholarships, providing each of them with $1,000 per year for four years of college.

EREC was formed in 1939 with 88 members their first month. The cooperative now serves about 10,000 members in Escambia and Santa Rosa counties with 1,800 miles of energized line.

NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

4 Responses to “EREC Holds Annual Meeting (With Photo Gallery)”

  1. tg on May 2nd, 2022 9:26 am

    They are laughing and celebrating because they are not on FPL.

  2. William Reynolds on May 1st, 2022 12:21 pm

    ” But in Florida we are wondering if we will either eat or pay a light bill!”

    EREC serves the northern portions of Escambia and Santa Rosa counties, in Florida.

  3. Bill T on May 1st, 2022 11:07 am

    It’s amazing how happy these folks are But in Florida we are wondering if we will either eat or pay a light bill!!!!! The power company here has a monopoly on power here and crooked as they come and it’s allowed by the state !!! How sickening to make people suffer to live a normal life!!!!

  4. Bill T on May 1st, 2022 11:01 am

    And the people that have Florida power are suffering from being over charged daily !!!!