Board of Trustees Percy Moreu, President District2Trustee@okcoop.org
District 2
Rusty Grissom, Vice President
3
Ronnie Tharp, Sec. Treasurer
9
Bob Usry, Asst. Sec. Treas.
8
Mike Argo
1
Ronnie Grover
4
Shirley Idleman
5
John Jensen
6
Danny Watters
7
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Senior Management Co-op Manager...............................Patrick Grace Chief Financial Officer.........Preston O’Brien, CPA VP of Engineering...........................Thad Peterson VP of Operations...............................Marty Hayes VP of Administration...........................Jonna Buck VP of HR and Legal Services............Tracy Mowdy VP of Metering................................John Spencer VP of Information Technology.....David Goodspeed Oklahoma Electric Co-op News is published monthly by Oklahoma Electric Cooperative, 242 24th Ave. NW, Norman, OK 73069, (USPS865-700). Subscription rates: $6.00 per year for non-members, 50¢ per year for members. Periodical postage paid at Norman, OK and other additional mailing offices. POSTMASTER: Please send form 3579 to: Oklahoma Electric Co-op News, PO Box 1208, Norman, OK 73070.
Co-op News Editor Brianna Wall
Hidden Account Numbers Worth $50 Each month, OEC will pay $50 to the two co-op members who locate their hidden account numbers inside the Co-op News that month. The hidden account numbers will be placed at random within the text of each issue and not on the mailing label. The amounts will simultaneously increase in $50 increments until one or both account numbers are located by their respective owners or until the maximum of $500 is reached. 1. One of the hidden account numbers must be your own. 2. You must advise OEC by phone, mail or in person at the co-op’s office by the 15th of the month. If you find your account number call the Member Relations department at 217-6708.
Amidst the chaos of the COVID-19 pandemic, we can’t forget that it’s storm season. Rest assured we have prepared as usual and are ready for whatever Mother Nature brings. While we’ve seen some material manufacturing sites close down due to COVID-19, we have more materials onsite already to ensure we have what we need approaching storm season. In addition, our commitment to reliability can be seen in how we design and maintain our overhead system. We are diligent in our maintenance, upgrades and vegetation practices, which lends itself well to reliability. Our peers have more underground infrastructure and their numbers show to be less reliable than ours. While underground lines are not exposed to the elements, they do get cut more often than you’d think, which is why we invest so much in our overhead system. As you know, we pride ourselves on offering the most reliable service possible, so during the pandemic we have tried to avoid letting material shortages affect our growth and reliability. We will keep the lights on before anything else. With that, we are ready for storm season, however it decides to present itself. Our linemen and logistics crews, our member service team and everyone in between stand ready to ensure we are safely delivering affordable, reliable electricity and providing innovative energy programs and exceptional member service.
