Energy Efficiency Tip of the Month

Did you know ceiling fans can make a room feel 4 degrees cooler? To save energy through ceiling fan use, remember to raise your thermostat a few degrees while fans are turned on. Ceiling fans can help improve comfort year-round. In the summer, operate ceiling fans in a counterclockwise direction. Reverse the direction to clockwise during winter months and set fans on a low speed so warm air can circulate from the ceiling to the lower levels of the room. Remember, ceiling fans cool people, not spaces. Be sure to turn them off when you leave the room.

Source: energy.gov

Summary of Bylaws

The board will appoint a committee on nominations. The committee shall be selected from different sections of the co-op service area so as to ensure equitable representation. This committee shall meet and prepare a list of nominations for the three districts up for election. This list will be posted at the principal office of the cooperative, at least 30 days before the annual meeting. The secretary shall be responsible for mailing, at least 10 days before annual meeting, a list of nominations. The list may be mailed with the notice of the annual meeting.

Any 15 or more members acting together may make other nominations by petition and these nominations will be posted at the principal office of the cooperative if they are received, at least, 15 days before the meeting. Later nominations by petition will not be accepted and no nominations may be made from the floor at the meeting of the members. In order to qualify for elections, no person shall be eligible to become or remain a board member of the cooperative who: (a) is not a member and bona fide resident in the area served by the cooperative; or (b) is in any way employed by or financially interested in a competing enterprise or a business selling energy, or supplies to the cooperative, or a business primarily engaged in selling electrical or plumbing appliances, fixtures or supplies to the members of the cooperative; or (c) is an employee of the cooperative or has been an employee of the cooperative within the preceding five years; or (d) does not reside within the district which he/she represents.