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ARE YOU ENROLLED IN PREPAY?

This convenient payment option could save you time and money

At CAEC, we offer our members numerous options to help better manage your monthly energy usage, and one of the most convenient and unique options is prepay.

The prepay option is exactly what it sounds like; members who opt in for prepayment can pay for their electricity prior to consumption. Studies show that prepay customers are much more aware of their energy usage and, on average, use 10-15 percent less energy.

One of the best aspects of utilizing prepay is the flexibility it offers because it puts you in control of your budget by allowing you to pay as you go. The prepay option helps you keep your home’s budget on track by enabling you to add money to your account when you can, notifying you when your balance is low and giving you the tools to help identify times of high energy use. These alerts can be sent via phone call, text message or email, and you can check your account balance anytime, anywhere online.

The cost of your power consumption is deducted from your balance as you add money to the account and keeping track of everything is simple.

For more information on our prepay service or any of our other convenient payment options, call us at (800) 545-5735 or scan the QR code.

My husband loved to build things out of wood. He built houses, churches and trains. I’m so proud. SUBMITTED by Nyoka Chandler, Guntersville.

I made this for my grandson. My first time building a rocking horse. SUBMITTED by Ray Bell, Newville.

I’ve been wood carving for about 30 years. SUBMITTED by Jerry Cochran, Summerdale.

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| Deadline: February 28

Co-ops respond to devastating severe weather

Numerous strong to severe thunderstorms cut through central Alabama on Jan. 12, and several of those storms spawned significant tornadoes, according to the National Weather Service. An EF3 tornado that tracked from Autauga County into western Chambers County had a longtrack path of over 76 miles and was at least 1,500 yards wide; this tornado caused seven fatalities and 16 injuries.

This storm left more than 9,000 Central Alabama EC members without power, and the co-op needed to replace more than 300 poles. Several sister co-ops responded to help Central Alabama with the restoration of power: Dixie EC, Marshall-DeKalb EC, Tallapoosa River EC, Baldwin EMC, Clarke-Washington EMC, Cullman EC, Coosa Valley EC, Black Warrior EMC and Wiregrass EC sent a total of 85 men as well as trucks and materials to the affected areas in Central Alabama’s territory. They were in place by the morning of Jan. 13, and all were released by the evening of Jan. 15.

But several co-ops had their own damage to contend with. Black Warrior EMC, Pioneer EC, Southern Pine EC, Clarke-Washington EMC, Joe Wheeler EMC, South Alabama EC, Pea River EC and others saw large-scale outages from the band of storms that tore through Alabama.

Alabama’s co-ops always stand ready to help sister co-ops both in-state and across the Southeast after a devastating weather event.

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