Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative

Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative (SVEC) is a not-for-profit cooperative that provides safe, affordable and reliable electric service to more than 18,500 consumer-members in Florida’s Columbia, Hamilton, Lafayette and Suwannee counties.  From its headquarters in Live Oak, Florida, SVEC maintains over 4,100 miles of electric distribution lines—enough to reach the far side of Alaska—and serves an area of about 2,100 square miles (1.34 million acres).  A red line stretches 4000 miles from Love Oak, Florida to Kotzebue, Alaska.SVEC was created as a result of the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 and incorporated in December 1937. SVEC energized its first electric line serving 69 consumers in 1940.

Suwannee Valley Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees and employees are committed to operating Suwannee Valley Electric with five core values as its mission.

• Safety — SVEC will provide a safe working environment for all of its employees.

• Member Experience — SVEC will exceed the expectations of our members by continually working to make it easier for our members to do business with their cooperative.

• Outreach to Community — SVEC will strive to educate and inform members of the direction and activities of the cooperative.

• Reliability — SVEC will provide its members with reliable electric service.

• Economic Viability — SVEC will maintain its financial strength by controlling cost, adopting technologies that increase efficiency and operate under a Board-approved Financial Management Plan.