At Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc., we work hard to provide you, our customers, with superior customer service, and dependable power. We do it each and every day, safely and with confidence. We are there for you, day and night, through the summer and the winter. We are your neighbors, your family, and your friends. You can always count on us.

Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. has served the Big Bear Valley since 1929. When Golden State Water Company acquired the company in 1938, we served a total of 147 customers. Today, we provide electric power to approximately 23,000 customers in the community, including:

• Big Bear Lake

• Big Bear City

• Fawnskin

• Erwin Lake

• Moonridge

• Sugarloaf

• Lake Williams

• Baldwin Lake

We serve a resort community with a mix of full-time and part-time residents. These 20,000 residents represent more than 87 percent of our customers. We also serve approximately 2,500 commercial, industrial and public authority customers, including the Bear Mountain and Snow Summit ski resorts.

Our employees have more than 300 years of combined experience in the electricity business. In addition to providing excellence in customer service, they are responsible for engineering, system operation and maintenance, planning, meter reading, accounting, and purchasing quality.

 

Our Commitment

Bear Valley Electric Service, Inc. is dedicated to providing equal opportunity to all potential business partners. It is the policy of BVES to encourage and afford opportunities to diverse suppliers including, but not limited to, Women Business Enterprises (WBEs), Minority Business Enterprises (MBEs), and Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises (DVBEs), while simultaneously ensuring the best combination of quality, service and price is provided in accordance with the highest ethical and professional standards. 

Mission

Our mission at BVES, Inc. is to create and sustain a Supplier Diversity Program to encompass a best practice policy, process and initiatives in developing our Program components: Leadership Commitment and Engagement, Sourcing and Procurement, Internal/External Outreach, Community Relationships, Technical Assistance and Capacity Building, and Reporting and Metrics.

Vision

BVES, Inc. believes the development of a Supplier Diversity Program aligns with our Business Strategy to provide and maintain access to critical energy resources to the community of Big Bear, California.  This program seeks to maintain current partnerships with suppliers and to identify and develop new partnerships with diverse suppliers able to competitively offer products and services that align with BVES, Inc needs.

Values Statement

BVES, Inc. places value on diversifying their supply chain to ensure collaborative competition and innovation in the delivery of energy resources remains relevant to energy resource initiatives and provides the best possible solutions to maintain customer service levels meeting the needs and expectations of the residents of Big Bear, California.