May 8, 2024

For Release To SBEC Employees / SBEC Members / Public:

South Texas Electric Cooperative (STEC) will be conducting an annual aerial inspection of all their transmission lines within the San Bernard Electric Cooperative service territories of Colorado, Austin, and Waller Counties. The inspection will begin Thursday, May 9, 2024, and will last 3 to 4 days [as weather permits]. 

A black helicopter, and bearing the tail number N544BB, flying at low altitudes along the transmission line routes, will be used in this inspection. 

For questions or concerns with this information, please contact James Jouett, SBEC Electrical Systems Manager, at 1-800-364-3171.