PRESIDENT’S MESSAGE
MEASURING SUCCESS BY TODD WARE, PRESIDENT & CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
afe, Reliable and Sat The Affordable: words we use Energy Cooperative
Todd Ware President & Chief Executive Officer
every day to describe the energy we provide to you, our member-owners. In addition, we also use the word “clean” to help describe the electricity we provide every day. Each of these words is important to us, and each has a different measure of success.
RELIABLE. This is probably the easiest for you to observe on an everyday basis. Do the lights come on every day? Do you have an adequate supply of energy each day to meet your needs? When you lose service do we restore it quickly? AFFORDABLE. This one is a little harder. Your bill, in part, depends on how much energy you consume. Your consumption is often driven by the weather. Mother Nature can be very unpredictable, however we strive to keep your cost as low and consistent as possible, while still meeting your needs every day.
SAFE. This is our most important one and why I left it for last. It is very easy to take safety for granted. All of the energy we provide you is powerful and must be respected. We have designed all of our systems with safety in mind. However, maintaining that safety all the way to your home requires training, commitment, and constant vigilance. We work very hard to improve workplace safety every day. Our employees participate in monthly safety meetings provided internally and from outside consultants. We keep a laser focus on the safety of our employees as well as the maintenance of our system to keep you, our members, as safe as possible. We’ll work hard to make 2018 even safer. As we move into summer months, weather will present plenty of hazards to our daily routine. Please make sure you take a moment each day to stay safe in your home, workplace, and everyday travels. We hope that by taking precautions in your everyday routine, we can all make 2018 as safe as possible.
CLEAN. Clean is tough as it is a relative term. When we speak of clean at The Energy Cooperative, we are focused on the electricity we sell you each month. Most of the electricity we provide has been generated with fossil fuels. Over the last twenty years we have worked diligently to minimize the effects these fuels have on our environment. Today, the Ohio cooperatives are proud to get their electricity from one of the cleanest power plants of their kind in the world.
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