WATT’S UP SUWANNEE VALLEY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE EMPLOYEE AND RETIREE NEWSLETTER | SUMMER 2021
from the CEO Thank you for your efforts
Thank you all for completing another quarter with no lost-time injuries! This accomplishment is a testament to your commitment to working safely every day. It’s early in storm season, and already our emergency restoration plan and practices have been put to the test by Tropical Storm Elsa. We responded with skill, urgency and tenacity to restore, in only about 24 hours, hundreds of outages affecting nearly 13,000 of our consumer-members. Believe me, your hard work did not go unnoticed. Our trustees were once again impressed by your efforts, and we received 35 emails and 463 social media messages from our consumer-members expressing their appreciation. Your work during and after the storm was also another example of your commitment to safety. Once again you showed why we have suffered no losttime injuries since December of 2019. A few more factoids about Elsa and our response to it are included in the Reliability section of this issue. You can also read about multiple opportunities See CEO, Page 6
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Safety Member Experience Outreach to Community Reliability Economic Viability
SAFETY
Thank you for working safe!
SVEC had no lost-time injuries in the second quarter.
Fire Extinguisher Training
Employees completed fire extinguisher training in late June. Employees learned about the different types of extinguishers and their proper use, and they put that knowledge to the test by using an ABC extinguisher to put out a controlled flame. Continued on next page