TCEC has established a new program called GiFTS (Giving Funds to Schools) to support local schools. GiFTS replaces the single donation TCEC gave to area schools the past few years.


 

All eighth grade students within TCEC’s service territory are eligible to enter to win a four-day trip to Canyon Camp outside of Hinton, Oklahoma. At this leadership development camp, students learn about rural electrification while also having fun swimming, hiking, riding go-carts and making new friends.

Three students will be selected for the trip to Washington, D.C. Youth Tour. In 2020, a fourth delegate will be sponsored by Golden Spread Electric Cooperative for the trip to Washington, D.C. Two additional students will be selected for the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp in Steamboat Springs, CO.

 

TCEC members and their children may be eligible for the below scholarships. Applications are available from OPSU's Panhandle State Foundation and Golden Spread Electric Cooperative as outlined below.

 

Because May is National Electrical Safety Month, we sponsor a contest each year. For more information about our education programs, please contact Leslie Kraich via email  or call 580-652-2418, ext. 128.

 

TCEC supports educational curriculum through the membership in the Oklahoma Association of Electric Cooperatives with programs such as the K2O Center SKIE Award.

The state gross receipts tax is paid by all electric cooperatives in Oklahoma based on the amount of energy sold. One advantage of being served by a cooperative is the gross receipts tax which goes directly to the school districts where the taxes is collected.