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In the Community Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees and Employees wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!

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BOARD OF TRUSTEES William T. Mills, President Joe Falleur, Vice President Kenneth Kelley, Sec.-Treas.

Vacant Rocky Woods, Sr., Trustee Joe Ogle, Trustee Ronnie Pevehouse, Trustee

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STAFF Kendall Beck, General Manager Eric Johnson, Assistant General Manager Dalen Garner, Director of Operations

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Give your Electric Bill a Break this Holiday Season

Reliability Remains on Track for Members

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Lower the thermostat. Energy use is reduced for every degree dialed down. Turn down the thermostat when you are away from home, and keep it to the lowest comfortable level when you are home. Installing a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust the temperature can help with this.

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Replace incandescent light bulbs with LED or CFL bulbs. These bulbs use less energy and last substantially longer.

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%UDQFK 2IÂżFH 32 %R[ Â&#x2021; .2$ 3RZHU 'ULYH Sallisaw, OK 74955

Pay-by-Phone: 1-888-678-1937 www.cooksonhills.com

BOARD OF TRUSTEES William T. Mills, President Joe Falleur, Vice President Kenneth Kelley, Sec.-Treas.

Vacant Rocky Woods, Sr., Trustee Joe Ogle, Trustee Ronnie Pevehouse, Trustee

District 4 District 3 District 5 'LVWULFW 'LVWULFW District 6 District 7

STAFF Kendall Beck, General Manager Eric Johnson, Assistant General Manager Dalen Garner, Director of Operations

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Co-op News

Give your Electric Bill a Break this Holiday Season

Reliability Remains on Track for Members

7KH KROLGD\V DUH RIWHQ ÂżOOHG ZLWK WKH IHVWLYH FRORUV RI UHG JROG DQG JUHHQ <RX FDQ ÂżOO \RXU home with a little more â&#x20AC;&#x153;greenâ&#x20AC;? this holiday season by giving your electric bill a break.

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Brett Orme, Director of Engineering Juli Orme, &KLHI )LQDQFLDO 2IÂżFHU Amy Smith, Manager of Accounting Services Kristie Cash, 0DQDJHU RI 2IÂżFH 6HUYLFHV

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Bill V. Wilkinson - Attorney

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Cookson Hills Electric Cooperative, Inc. welcomes members to submit photos, and articles which will be subject to editing.

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Donna Rhodes, Editor E-Mail: drhodes@cooksonhills.com

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If You Find Your Account Number Hidden in This Issue of the Hot Watts Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll Receive a $25 Credit on Your Electric Bill

December 2014 - 2

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Lower the thermostat. Energy use is reduced for every degree dialed down. Turn down the thermostat when you are away from home, and keep it to the lowest comfortable level when you are home. Installing a programmable thermostat to automatically adjust the temperature can help with this.

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Unplug appliances not in use. Many appliances still use energy even when off.

Consider investing in power strips or smart strips.

Replace incandescent light bulbs with LED or CFL bulbs. These bulbs use less energy and last substantially longer.

Take advantage of natural sunlight by opening curtains or blinds during the day to let the sun warm your home, but be sure to close the curtains at night to prevent the winter chill from coming in through the window glass. ,I \RX KDYH D ÂżUHSODFH WKDW LV D JUHDW ZD\ WR QDWXUDOO\ ZDUP \RXU KRPH EXW EH VXUH WR GR VR ZLWK FDXWLRQ $IWHU XVH UHPHPEHU WR FORVH WKH Ă&#x20AC;XH GDPSHU WR SUHYHQW GUDIWV

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Lower-than-normal coal stockpiles at Associated Electric Cooperativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s coal plants are not affecting reliability for members systems; however, it is increasing the cost to serve members. CHEC purchases power from AECI. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe this is a reliability issue. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a cost issue,â&#x20AC;? said CEO and General Manager Jim Jura. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have been in coal conservation mode three and half months, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s projected to continue.â&#x20AC;?

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In the Community Cookson Hills Electric Cooperativeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Board of Trustees and Employees wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year!

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Source: U.S. Department of Energy

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