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The SmartPower Kiosks were unexpectedly shut down on Friday, November 10, 2017 by PayPal owned company, TIO Networks. The after-the-fact reason given by them was they had identified a “vulnerability” in the TIO system. Further disclosing the vulnerability before shutdown could have allowed exploitation, and they moved quickly to protect customers. In addition to WCEC,…

Regrettably, all SmartPower kiosks are out of order until further notice. This is not within our control. The Kiosk vendor, without any warning, shut down the server that hosts all kiosk software. They are working on their information security standards to ensure customer safeguards. We are asking for more information, and will post updates on…

This year our Board of Directors voted to retire $1 million in capital credits. Just just like in past years, we will be returning those to our members in the month of December.  However, the Board also voted to return them as a bill credit, instead of via check.  They have done this for several…

Over 700 members attended the 79th Annual Meeting of Wood County Electric Cooperative, Inc., (WCEC), held Friday afternoon, October 6, 2017, at Governor Jim Hogg City Park in Quitman. Prior to the meeting a free concert featuring The Almost Patsy Cline Band was a crowd pleaser. Following, a keynote address was given by Congressman Louie…

Reminder to Make Plans to Attend the 79th Annual Meeting FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 2017 Governor Jim Hogg City Park  Quitman, Texas The Annual Meeting is always a fun time and a great way for members to get updated on Cooperative Business. This year, in addition to hearing about cooperative business, we’ve invited Congressman Louie Gohmert…