Broad Fiber Opportunity Bandera Electric Cooperative has expanded services since 2017 to include fiber-optic broadband internet for rural communities, presenting a cross-sell opportunity for fiber deployment services, network equipment, passive infrastructure, and managed broadband solutions to support member connectivity.

Energy Management Growth With Apolloware real-time energy management, solar installations, and energy storage offerings, there is potential to upsell advanced monitoring, demand response, and storage optimization solutions to optimize member energy usage and grid resilience.

Virtual Power Plant BEC’s Aggregated Distributed Energy Resource program and VPP participation in ERCOT signals readiness for scalable DER integrations, enabling sales conversations around battery solutions, DER coordination software, and grid services.

Awarded Employer Brand Recognition as a Best Places to Work and other industry awards suggest a strong employer and community presence; leverage this reputation to position security, reliability, and community-focused technology offerings to members and local businesses.

Growth and Partnerships Recent collaborations with LCRA and Atma Energy, plus a battery lease program, indicate an openness to innovative financing, partnerships, and turnkey energy projects that can be expanded to more members and commercial customers seeking sustainable infrastructure.