Talquin Electric Cooperative is a member-driven group that exists for a easy function: To energy communities and empower members to enhance the standard of their lives by offering electrical, water and wastewater providers to its Members.
Talquin Electric Cooperative is a member-owned, not-for-profit electrical distribution cooperative headquartered in Quincy, Florida. Talquin supplies electrical energy to roughly 55,000 accounts and supplies water and wastewater providers to roughly 28,000 accounts from Florida’s Gulf coast to the Florida-Georgia state line, together with parts of Tallahassee and the encircling areas. Talquin supplies providers to houses and companies throughout a four-county, 2,600 sq. mile service territory together with Gadsden, Leon, Liberty, and Wakulla counties of Florida.
Talquin Electric’s enterprise mannequin is guided by seven cooperative ideas, that are designed to assist us serve our membership in the best methods. One in every of these ideas is a priority for the group. Talquin offers again to the communities that we serve by offering hundreds of {dollars} in sponsorships, educating our youth, offering scholarships to graduating highschool seniors, serving as assortment factors for varied charities, and offering a whole bunch of volunteer hours in our native communities.
Talquin additionally offers again to its members within the type of capital credit. As a result of we’re Member-owned and not-for-profit, any leftover working capital acquired from the membership is allotted again to those self same members who contributed to the co-op that yr and refunded in future years as our funds permit. Talquin’s refund of capital credit to its Members through the years now exceeds $89 million, with over $3.eight million refunded this previous yr alone.
I began working within the electrical utility business in 1992, shortly after graduating from the FAMU/FSU Faculty of Engineering. After working in varied capacities for electrical utilities in 14 completely different states, I used to be lucky to return residence to north Florida in 2011 because the Common Supervisor at Talquin Electric. I married my spouse, Leigh Ann, in 1996, and we now have two daughters. Because the Common Supervisor, I get to work together with Talquin Members, staff, Trustees, and most of the people as a key consultant for our cooperative. I work carefully with our Board to plan and execute the strategic route of Talquin and make sure that we keep true to our function of empowering our Members to enhance the standard of their lives.
I moved again to Tallahassee as a result of I really like North Florida, and particularly the folks and tradition of the Massive Bend space. Tallahassee supplies a fantastic combine of massive and small-town facilities and issues to do. My favourite exercise is big-time faculty soccer within the fall, however our metropolis and space supply rather more. Our metropolis supplies year-round actions, lovely parks, easy accessibility to among the most lovely seashores on this planet, and loads of leisure alternatives. To high it off, we now have glorious colleges from kindergarten by way of superior faculty levels. Tallahassee is a superb place to work, play, dwell and lift a household.
