TEC Director Achieves Credential in Today’s Electric Utility Competencies

TEC would like to congratulate Director Matt Sommer for recently receiving the Credentialed Cooperative Director certificate from the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA).

An ever-changing business environment has imposed new demands on electric cooperative directors, requiring increased knowledge of changes in the electric utility business, new governance skills, and a firm understanding of the cooperative principles and business model. TEC has a commitment to work through NRECA to sharpen this body of knowledge for the benefit of our members.

The NRECA Credentialed Cooperative Director program requires attendance and demonstrated understanding of basic competencies contained in five core courses:

• Director Duties and Liabilities

• Understanding the Electric Business

• Board Operations and Process

• Strategic Planning

• Financial Decision Making

Dan Hergenreder Jr.

Dan started as TEC’s electrical engineer on Jan. 30. He is engaged to Jacqueline Leader, and they have a dog named Molly. Dan graduated with a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from Kettering University in May of 2021. Before joining TEC, he also worked at Consumers Energy from April 2018–April 2022 and at Siemens from April 2022-January 2023. Dan enjoys hunting, camping, and spending time with his family.

Eric Rutkowski

Eric started as a journeyman lineman at TEC’s Caro Warehouse on Jan. 30. He and his wife, Sara, have two children, Rhett, age 4, and Ellory, age 2. They are expecting their third child in April. Eric was born and raised in Ubly and worked as part of TEC’s summer help when he was fresh out of high school. In 2010, Eric went to America Line Builders Apprenticeship Training Center, better known as ALBAT, in Clark County, Ohio. He topped out in 2013 and worked for electric contractors in Ohio until moving back to Ubly. In his free time, Eric enjoys hunting, being outside, family time, and house projects, as he always works on remodeling something. Eric says he looks forward to a long and rewarding career at TEC.

In this example, the customer is being charged for the month of April because the bill was sent out in March.

Because this is the first bill, the customer will be charged for the months of February and March, as this is when they received service. The rest of their bills will only have the charges for the upcoming month.

FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY.

This is a snapshot of what your first bill will look like. You will receive the actual bill via e-mail the month following your installation, and it will not be due until that time.

All fiber bills are billed a month in advance and are due on the 26th of each month.