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Cooperation at Work in the Community
At Sam Houston Electric, our commitment
goes far beyond delivering electric service. As a cooperative,
we operate under a set of seven principles,
one of which is "concern for the community."
A large number of our employees personally live up to this
principle not only at work, but also as volunteers in the
community. These employees apply the same commitment
and enthusiasm to the community as they do their full-time
jobs at Sam Houston EC. And their efforts don't go unnoticed.
Here's what a few of their friends and neighbors in the community
have to say.
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Gary Robison
Sam Houston EC Line Technician,
Operations Department
Gary Robison grabs a cup of coffe,
says hello to a couple fellow line technicians and heads
to the warehouse for his supplies and materials. He
has seven scheduled service calls for the day. A new
service connect, a nightlight installation and the connection
of a meter loop, to name a few. Gary climbs into the
cab of his truck and utilizes the GPS system on his laptop to map
the route to his fi rst call of the day. Then, along
with about 50 other line technicians, he fi les out
of the truck yard, just one of 70 vehicles in the Sam
Houston fleet
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Mike Dominy
Sam Houston EC Maintenance
Supervisor, Operations Department
Maintenance Supervisor Mike Dominey
heads to the Co-op's Woodville branch office, where
he’ll spend the better part of the morning performing
various maintenance duties on bucket trucks. Mike’s
crew maintains every piece of equipment that has a motor— from vehicles to generators
to tools. They are also in charge of deploying and setting
up the mobile substation for system repair and maintenance.
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Doug Kouba
Sam Houston EC Engineer
Engineer Doug Kouba sits down with
Construction Manager Bill Townley to review plans for
a substation upgrade in Security, near Conroe. Recent
population growth in the area requires the existing
substation’s capabilities be expanded.They review
details of costs, timing, design and construction. The
upgrade will increase the substation’s load capacity
and enable the Co-op to better isolate faults on the
line.
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Shannon Hipps
Sam Houston EC GIS Technician
Shannon Hipps' shadow is getting long
as he hikes along in a rural part of Trinity County.
With his notebook computer in hand and Global Positioning
antenna on his back, he collects pole coordinates. As
he enters data, satellites orbiting the earth determine
the exact location of each utility pole. The map Shannon
is creating covers the Co-op’s entire 4,000-square-mile
distribution system. That’s nearly 200,000 poles
and 6,000 miles of line (and the numbers continue to
grow). Knowing the exact location of poles enables Sam
Houston EC to quickly locate problem sources and determine
repair needs.
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Mickey Cude and John Williams
Sam Houston EC Line Technicians
A thunderstorm and high winds have
made their way through Angelina County. Members are
calling to report power loss. The Co-op’s automated
Outage Management System identifies problem sources.
Line Technician Mickey Cude
answers his ringing phone with a groggy voice. Sam Houston
EC Dispatch Supervisor Bob Wilson is on the other end.
Within a matter of minutes, Cude and his partner, John
Williams, are heading to the fi eld to restore power.
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Johnny Kelley
Sam Houston EC Underground
Foreman
Underground foreman Johnny Kelley and
his crew are running about 800 feet of line for new
service in San Jacinto County. A trenching machine makes
the digging go fast. The crew installs conduit and connects
service on site. In the long run, the new service will
be most reliable for the Petersons, new homeowners and
Co-op members. After all, the underground lines are
safe from the havoc storms and trees can cause.
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