South Texas Electric Cooperative Selects New General Manager

Nursery, Texas – The Board of Directors of South Texas Electric Cooperative, Inc. (STEC) is pleased to announce that on or before January 1, 2023, Clifton (Clif) Lange will assume the duties of General Manager for the Generation & Transmission Cooperative (G&T). Holmes Executive Search assisted the Board of Directors during the selection process.

Mr. Lange has more than 22 years of cooperative and industry experience and brings a proven track record of demonstrated leadership at the G&T level. Most recently, he served as STEC’s Manager of Wholesale Marketing and QSE. He currently serves as the Chairman of the ERCOT Technical Advisory Committee, as well as the cooperative segment representative on the Texas Energy Reliability Council.

Mr. Lange holds a Bachelor of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston-Victoria. He and his wife, Sandra, along with their three children, currently reside in Inez, Texas.

Mr. Lange will replace Mike Kezar, who is retiring after serving as STEC’s General Manager for the past eight years.

STEC Board President Barbara Miller stated, "The STEC Board of Directors believes we have found the right leader to guide the organization into the future. We look forward to working with Clif as he assumes his duties as STEC’s General Manager."

About South Texas Electric Cooperative

South Texas Electric Cooperative is a cutting-edge Generation & Transmission Cooperative, and a leader in providing a diverse portfolio of affordable energy, a reliable power delivery system, and services customized to the needs of the Members. Through its management of a 2,046 MW power supply portfolio, 2,211 miles of high voltage transmission lines, and 205 delivery point substations, STEC provides energy and transmission services to nine distribution cooperative Members, who in turn serve over 300,000 service connections in 47 South Texas counties.