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OFFICIAL NOTICE 84th Annual Meeting set for Sept. 26 in Duncan The Current Staff Mark your calendars for the 2023 Cotton Electric Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation Night to be held Tuesday, Sept. 26 at the Stephens County Fairgrounds, 2002 S. 13th St., in Duncan. Cotton Electric employees are looking forward to once again meeting face-to-face with members of the coop for an evening of good food and fellowship. Registration will begin at 5:30 p.m., and members will need to cut out and bring their official registration slips to be able to attend the meeting – found at the top right corner of this page. We’ll treat you to a barbecue dinner with all the fixin’s. There will be time to stroll around the venue and visit many points of interest. Cotton Electric employees will have booths set up for members to gather information about our vegetation management program, home energy evaluations and how to report a power outage, just to name a few. Members can also stop by the co-op’s Chevy Bolt to learn more about electric vehicles. Co-op Connections partners will be in attendance for members to meet, including the Chisholm Trail
Heritage Center, Scentsy and Stephens County Humane Society. Co-op Connection cards and more information about the program’s business partners will be available, as well. Be sure to take advantage of this opportunity to put a face with the voice on the telephone, tell us your experience as a co-op member or learn more about what the co-op does for its membership. The co-op’s Board of Trustees, composed of members representing nine districts, will also be in attendance. We have lots of goodies planned for the kids’ area, including cotton candy, bounce houses and a gift. There will be adult gifts, too. Each registered member will get a gift ticket to exchange for one gift bag containing a limited-edition Cotton Electric hat and another surprise. The business meeting portion begins at 7 p.m. on the dot when Board president Shan Files calls the meeting to order. Other board members will present reports before CEO Jennifer Meason shares with the membership an overview of updates and other cooperative business from the previous year. Once the business meeting is adjourned, prize
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PLEASE PRESENT THIS CARD AT REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION BEGINS AT 5:30 P.M. THIS REGISTRATION CARD ENTITLES THE HOLDER TO ONE GIFT TICKET PER MEMBERSHIP. ONLY CONNECTED MEMBERS ARE ELIGIBLE FOR PRIZES, AND MEMBERS MUST BE PRESENT TO WIN.
September 11, 2023
STEPHENS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS IN DUNCAN
VOLUME 67
WHERE:
“The Current - Informing Our Members Since 1957”
SEPT. 26, 2023
A Publication of Cotton Electric Cooperative Inc.
WHEN:
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2023 ANNUAL MEETING OF COTTON ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
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WHAT:
A mission for nutrition
OFFICIAL REGISTRATION CARD
Painting the heart of the town
CLIP OUT AND BRING TO ANNUAL MEETING
What’s Inside
drawings will be held. Registered members will have a chance to win a variety of prizes, from energy bill credits to everyday household items and technology. Cotton Electric employees have been working hard and looking forward to putting together this year’s Annual Meeting and the opportunity to interact with our members. For questions or more information about this year’s event, call us at 580-8753351. We hope to see you there.
WHAT:
ANNUAL MEETING AND MEMBER APPRECIATION NIGHT
WHEN:
SEPT. 26, 2023
WHERE:
STEPHENS COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS, DUNCAN
5:30 P.M.
REGISTRATION OPENS BBQ DINNER
7:00 P.M.
BUSINESS MEETING
WE HOPE TO SEE YOU THERE!
Power Cost Adjustment Calculated The power cost adjustment now being applied to bills mailed after Sept. 1, 2023, is $0.01549 per kWh.
On a member’s average bill of 1,300 kilowatt hours (kWh), this will amount to a charge of $20.13 on the September bill.
August 2023 Temperature Extremes Day High Low Avg. 16 100 61 81 17 111 67 89 18 109 73 91 19 110 68 89 20 110 70 90 21 109 74 92 22 107 75 91 23 104 74 89 24 106 72 89 25 109 77 93 26 107 72 90 27 95 76 86 28 95 68 82 29 97 63 80 30 98 65 82 Source: srh.noaa.gov/oun/ 31 100 63 82 Average Daily High: 104 Average Daily Low: 72
Day High Low 1 108 71 2 107 73 3 108 74 4 108 73 5 101 74 6 106 74 7 99 76 8 98 72 9 106 76 10 102 72 11 111 73 12 109 74 13 108 75 14 90 67 15 93 62
Avg. 90 90 91 91 88 90 88 85 91 87 92 92 92 79 78
Did You Know? Peak demand tracking period ends every year on Sept. 9. Thank you to all Cotton Electric members who did their part this summer to help us Beat the Peak!
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