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A Publication of Cotton Electric Cooperative Inc.
“The Current - Informing Our Members Since 1957” VOLUME 69
November 14, 2025
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Oklahoma Youth Tour contest open for local high school juniors Cotton Electric is excited to announce an incredible youth program full of learning and leadership opportunities for high school juniors in the co-op’s service territory. Combining the Cooperative Principles of Concern for Community and Education, Training and Information, Oklahoma Youth Tour is just one way Cotton Electric invests in students in our local communities. This year’s Youth Tour contest opened at the end of October, and submissions are due at the beginning of 2026.
Contest information
To be entered into the running for Oklahoma Youth Tour delegate, contestants must be high school juniors in the Cotton Electric service territory. The student and their families do not have to be Cotton Electric members; however, sons or daughters of Cotton Electric employees and Board Members are not eligible to participate. This year’s contest is broken into two rounds. First, applicants will write a professional letter to a local, state or federal elected official about a topic that is important to them. Writers of the top 10 essays will Youth Tour experience move on to the second round for a live video interIf you or someone you know is a high school junior view with independent judges arranged by Cotton looking for an all-expense-paid trip to Washington, Electric. The top two presenters will be awarded the D.C., next summer, then look no further than Okla- all-expense-paid trip to Washington, D.C., and rephoma Youth Tour. This weeklong experience is a fun mixture of learning about the cooperative business model; touring historic monuments, museums and memorials; gaining leadership experience; net working with students across the state and countr y ; and making memories that will last a lifetime.
Power Cost Adjustment Calculated The power cost adjustment now being applied to bills mailed after Nov. 1, 2025, is $0.00957 per kilowatt-hours (kWh).
On a member’s average bill of 1,300 kWh, this will amount to a charge of $12.44 on the November bill.
October 2025 Temperature Extremes Day High Low Avg. 16 87 53 70 17 90 63 77 18 82 62 72 19 73 46 60 20 91 42 67 21 78 43 61 22 82 38 60 23 85 50 68 24 74 62 68 25 72 59 66 26 73 56 65 27 74 57 66 28 67 52 60 29 62 36 49 30 67 30 49 Source: srh.noaa.gov/oun/ 31 71 34 53 Average Daily High: 82 Average Daily Low: 54
Day High Low 1 91 59 2 92 60 3 91 60 4 89 62 5 90 62 6 91 59 7 82 62 8 83 59 9 89 63 10 89 58 11 91 53 12 92 58 13 77 65 14 88 60 15 87 55
Avg. 75 76 76 76 76 75 72 71 76 74 72 75 71 74 71
resent Cotton Electric in June 2026 at Oklahoma Youth Tour. Learn more about the Youth Tour experience from previous delegates on Page 11. The deadline to submit an essay is 3 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2026. Contest deadlines, resources and contest submission can be found on our website at www.cottonelectric.com/youthtour. For questions or more information, please call 580-875-3351 or email zyoung@cottonelectric.com. Cotton Electric is thrilled to invest in future community leaders through our youth programs, and we look forward to students experiencing these incredible opportunities. For questions or more information, visit www.cottonelectric.com/youth-programs, call 580-875-3351 or scan the QR code below.
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Cotton Electric offices will be closed Nov. 27 and 28 for the Thanksgiving holiday. Emergency calls will be answered at 580-875-3351 or 800-522-3520.
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The next issue of The Current should arrive in mailboxes Dec. 19, 2025.
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