South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc.
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JAMES DRIVER is the Executive Vice President and General Manager of South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc. Driver earned a BBA Degree in Management from West Texas A & M University. |
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TOMMY JOINES is President of South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc. |
James Driver, Executive VP and General Manager 4727 South Loop 289, Suite 200
Lubbock, TX 79424
P.O. Box 1830,
Lubbock, TX 79408
Phone: 806.775.7732
Fax: 806.775.7851
South Plains Electric Cooperative, Inc. is a distribution cooperative (Texas 56 Lubbock County) with headquarters in Lubbock, Texas, serving portions of Crosby, Hale, Hockley, Lubbock and Lynn Counties. Additional offices are located in Lorenzo and southwest of Lubbock.
South Plains' service area is in the south-central Panhandle of Texas, and includes about 1,400 square miles at an elevation of 3,200 feet. The cooperative service area lies within the basin of the Brazos River, which flows to the southeast portions of the state of Texas.
The Ogallala Aquifer lies underneath most of the area, and provides most of the water supply of good quality for irrigation pumping and other uses throughout the area. The growing season is approximately 190 days. Principal crops are cotton, corn, grain sorghum, and wheat. The economy of the region is highly dependent on the agricultural production and oil and gas related industries, with changes affecting population, load growth, and electricity sales. The maximum demand for electricity occurs during the summer, primarily from irrigation and air conditioning loads during the hot and dry periods.