West Texas Utilities Powering Bronte Since 1926
West Texas Utilities has supplied Bronte with electrical service since purchasing Bronte Light & Power in 1926. Marvin Bryant, the current manager, notes Bronte's growth from 161 to 444 customers and describes the ongoing expansion including a 69,000 volt transmission line and a new substation completed in 1963.
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Bronte Light & Power Company
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WTA
Coke Coumians
Marvin Bryant
Bryant
Robert Lee
Winters
Miles
WTU
Stell
George Chisholm
Chisholm
Eden
Chisholf
H. A. Springer
Springer
Ida Mae
San Angelo
Oak Creek Lake
West Texas
Electricity lights Bronte as modern living spreads
Bry praises Bronte residents for embracing modern electricity while a West Texas Utilities executive notes 17 percent cheaper cost per kilowatt hour than a decade ago. The company funds atomic research with ten sister utilities to cut power costs as Coke Counties marks its 75th anniversary and WTA pledges continued service across 52 830 square miles.
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Red River
Rio Grande
San Angelo
West Texas
Oak Creek Lake
Bronte
WTU
United States
Bryant
Bry
New York
WTA
Gi Phillips
Atomic Research Program
Phillips
Bronte Oil Well Abandoned After Three Attempts
The Enterprise reports Bronte suffered a severe financial setback as the oil well being sunk on the E. C. Rawlings ranch, three and a half miles northeast of Bronte, was abandoned. This marks the third unsuccessful oil effort in the area.
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E. C. Rawlings Ranch
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