WFEC GENERATION REPORT
Employees complete leadership and development class
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Renewables: 25% Natural Gas: 36% Coal: 8% Blend from SPP purchases: 31%
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en OEC employees recently completed the Employee Development and Leadership Program (EDLP) — the fourth class of employees to do so. EDLP — championed by OEC's board of trustees since its creation in 2014 — is intended to expand employees' working knowledge of all facets of the co-op, not just the areas in which they work on a daily basis, all in an effort to better serve our members. [7005328800] Spanning two years, the program consisted of classroom courses, the reading of leadership and development books, job shadowing, volunteer work, touring other cooperatives, presenting to their peers and more. "I'm proud to see another dedicated group of employees not only finish this program, but help shape what it has become," said CEO Patrick Grace, whose vision for the cooperative led to the program's creation. Ninety-two of OEC's 160 employees have either completed the program or are in the process of completing it.
Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC), OEC's wholesale generation and transmission power provider, has an impressive renewable portfolio that includes wind, hydro and — recently added — solar. OEC's Solar Garden, located at Interstate 35 and Highway 77 in Norman, began producing power in February 2017, and Tuttle's 40-acre Solar Farm began operation in March 2017. As more solar facilities come online, expect to see it added to WFEC's generation report, increasing the already robust mix of renewable energy sources.
Data collected from Western Farmers Electric Cooperative reflects generation and Southwest Power Pool purchases during September 2019.
To view real-time generation output and environmental benefits of OEC's Solar Garden, visit www.okcoop.org/solar. 2019 Employee Development & Leadership Program graduates, left to right, Jeanie Lee, Matt Caldwell, Jimmie Turnpaugh, Teddy Whitehead, Casey Davis, Dustin Kirk, Shain Brown and Nelson Amaeze. Not pictured: Chris Croslin and Mikey Hooper
Visit www.okcoop.org/solar-garden-tours to tour OEC's Solar Garden, located at Interstate 35 and Highway 77 in Norman.
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