Glades Electric Cooperative

Glades Electric Cooperative is not a typical electric cooperative. While many cooperatives serve a customer base heavily dominated by residential services, GEC’s customer base is 52 % Residential, 48 % Commercial / Industrial. One example of an industrial member/owner is the Southern Gardens Citrus processing plant in Hendry County. This state-of-the-art juice plant produces over 103 million gallons of citrus product every year and requires a very high quality of virtually uninterruptible electricity 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Expected maximum total system demand is 100 megawatts and we experience peak demand periods during both winter and summer months.

As a not-for-profit, customer-owned corporation, Glades Electric Cooperative is dedicated to providing our members with the best service at the lowest possible price. GEC is governed by a nine member Board of Trustees elected at an annual meeting of all members/owners. Yes, everyone who receives electricity from GEC is not only a customer, but is actually a part owner of the company. The Board sets the policies and direction of the company and names the General Manager who, in turn, is responsible for appointing the management staff to operate and maintain the system. GEC’s General Manager is Jeff Brewington. The current Board has envisioned an extremely aggressive path for the coming years. Their direction demands that the 67 dedicated employees of GEC daily seek to improve service to all members. To accomplish this, the Cooperative is constantly striving to reach new heights in every area of service.