Timely Topics
NOVEMBER 2016 Volume 44 Issue 11
A publication of
Woodruff Electric Cooperative Corporation • Are your energy bills high due to heating and air conditioning? • Is your home drafty in winter? • Do you avoid cooking in summer because it adds to an already hot house? Home Energy Lending Program
• If your answer is yes to any of these, Woodruff Electric may have a solution. • Introducing HELP, the Home Energy Lending Program Woodruff Electric is offering a program to our cooperative members to HELP improve their homes in order to lower their utility bills and improve comfort. The types of improvements to the home will be those that offer an economic return for the cost of the improvement. Improvements will concentrate on air sealing the structure, sealing ductwork, adding insulation, tuning up heating and air conditioning units, and installing energy efficient lighting. When an applicant applies for the program, Woodruff Electric will evaluate the potential for improvements based on past electric bills. If approved, a specially trained team will run a test on the house to analyze the air leakage, insulation levels, and other factors. They will then come up with recommendations and a detailed plan to make the necessary improvements. There is no obligation and no cost for this service. If the applicant chooses to go forward in the program, the specially trained team will perform the work and the applicant may finance the work with a low interest loan (3.99%) from Woodruff Electric. The amount of the monthly payment will not exceed the monthly savings in energy bills. The loan payment will be added as a line item to the Woodruff Electric bill. The homeowner will immediately benefit from a more comfortable home and savings on the energy bill. If you would like to be considered for HELP, please complete the form on the back and return to Woodruff Electric.
Member Information Woodruff Electric Account Number ________________________________ Home Energy Lending Program
Name on account ________________________________________ Spouse's name __________________ Property Address ___________________________________________________________________________ City ____________________________________________________________State______
Zip____________
Preferred Phone ___________________________ Secondary Phone __________________________________ Email Address ___________________________________________Highest summer bill $________________ Is this a mobile home? ______
Do you rent or own? _________
Approximate Square Footage of living space _________________ Is the meter shared w/ another structure? (Y/N) ______________ Do you have a pool? (Y/N) _________ What is your primary heating source?__________________ (Natural Gas, Propane, Electric furnace, Heat Pump, Wood) At the current time mobile homes are not eligible for the program because of limitations in making cost effective improvements. Release of Energy Usage Information To establish a baseline from which to evaluate my home's potential for energy savings through Woodruff Electric Cooperative's Home Energy Lending Program, I (please print) _______________________________________ residing at the address listed above, understand and consent that Woodruff Electric Cooperative may share up to 3 years of my home's past energy usage history with HELP affiliated implementers, auditors and contractors, to access solely and strictly in support of the program. In addition, should I elect to have the work done through HELP that my home's energy assessment recommends; I further consent that Woodruff Electric Cooperative may share my home's future energy usage data with HELP affiliated personnel for quality assurance purposes, and to inform future program best practices.
Member Signature: _____________________________________________________Date: ________________
We will be closed on Thursday & Friday, November 24th & 25th Woodruff Electric Cooperative P.O. Box 1619 - 3201 Highway 1 North Forrest City, Arkansas 72336 Telephone: 870/633-2262 Fax: 870/633-0629 Office Hours: 8am to 5pm Monday - Friday
Outage Reporting FREE GED CLASSES Offered in Cross, Lee, Monroe & St. Francis Counties FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 1-(870)633-5411 OR 1-(800)842-2317 Crowley’s Ridge Technical Institute 1620 Newcastle Rd., Forrest City, AR 72335 (Mission: To provide a competently trained, educated, and retrainable workforce to support agriculture, business, health services, industry, and government)
870/633-7100 or in AR: 888/559-6400
Contact Numbers Augusta............................870-347-2431 Forrest City......................870-633-2262 Moro.................................870-768-4821 Barton...............................870-572-2800
www.woodruffelectric.com
If you are planning to build a new house, get your free booklet from Woodruff Electric, “Building Guidelines for Energy Efciency” or download your copy at www.SmartEnergyTips.org