OFFICIAL NOTICE 2025 ANNUAL MEETING AND MEMBER APPRECIATION DAY Sept. 25, 2025 PLEASE PRESENT THIS CLIPPING AT REGISTRATION. REGISTRATION WILL BE FROM 2 P.M. TO 6 P.M. THIS REGISTRATION CLIPPING ENTITLES THE HOLDER TO ONE GIFT TICKET PER MEMBERSHIP. ONLY CONNECTED MEMBERS IN GOOD STANDING ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THE PRIZE DRAWING.
BE SURE TO LEAVE NAME LABEL ATTACHED
CLIP OUT AND BRING TO THE ANNUAL MEETING REGISTRATION
The
Current
A Publication of Cotton Electric Cooperative Inc.
“The Current - Informing Our Members Since 1957” VOLUME 69
September 12, 2025
NUMBER 1
Drive-thru format returns for 86th Annual Meeting on Sept. 25 The Current Staff Load up your family and friends and drive through the 2025 Cotton Electric Annual Meeting and Member Appreciation Day on Sept. 25. Due to the positive feedback we received from member surveys, we are continuing a more flexible format for our members with drive-thru registrations in two locations: the Stephens County Fairgrounds in Duncan and the Great Plains Coliseum in Lawton. Drive-thru registration will open at 2 p.m., and members can roll in anytime between 2 p.m. and 6 p.m., following the signs and friendly Cotton Electric employees guiding members through the registration lines. All registered members will be entered into a drawing for a chance to win one of several $100 gift cards, $250 and $500 energy vouchers or the grand prize of a $1,000 energy voucher. Your cooperative is committed to serving our communities and supporting others who share the same mission, and we will donate
$1,000 to the local volunteer fire department that Sheridan Road marked with a Cotton Electric banserves the grand prize winner’s membership account. ner. Members will follow the marked paths looped Duncan drive-thru location around toward the back of the Great Plains Annex For members registering at the Duncan location to a registration line in the fairgrounds arena. for the Annual Meeting, traffic flow will start at the At the first station, members will present their regStephens County Fairgrounds entrance on 13th istration clipping, which can be found at the top of Street marked with a Cotton Electric banner. this page. Members will follow the marked paths to guide Then, members will drive up to the next station to them to a registration line in the fairgrounds arena. receive a new hat, gift and $20 energy voucher. No At the first station, members will present their reg- meal will be served. istration clipping, which can be found at the top of Then, Cotton Electric employees will direct memthis page. bers to exit the arena back toward SW. Sheridan Then, members will drive up to the next station to Road. receive a new hat, gift and $20 energy voucher. No Maps for both locations can be found on Page 7. meal will be served. Registrations will close at 6 p.m., and the business Then, Cotton Electric employees will direct mem- meeting will be livestreamed beginning at 7 p.m. bers to exit and head north to MLK Avenue. on our website at www.cottonelectric.com/annual-meeting-2025 and on our YouTube channel at Lawton drive-thru location https://bit.ly/cottonmeeting25. For members registering at the Board President Brian DeMarcus will call the busiLawton location for the ness meeting to order, and other Board Members Annual Meeting, traf- will present reports before Cotton Electric CEO fic flow will start Jennifer Meason announces this year’s prize winners, at the Great ending the event. Plains ColiCotton Electric employees have been working seum en- hard putting together this year’s Annual Meeting t r a n c e and look forward to the opportunity to interact o n with our members. For questions or more informaS W. tion about this year’s event, call us at 580-875-3351.
Scan the QR code to follow the 2025 Business Meeting Power Cost Adjustment Calculated The power cost adjustment now being applied to bills mailed after Sept. 1, 2025, is $0.00835 per kilowatt-hour (kWh).
On a member’s average bill of 1,300 kWh, this will amount to a charge of $10.86 on the September bill.
August 2025 Temperature Extremes Day High Low Avg. 16 96 72 84 17 96 77 87 18 99 73 86 19 100 71 86 20 94 72 83 21 98 73 86 22 97 67 82 23 98 66 82 24 96 70 83 25 81 67 74 26 72 66 69 27 88 69 79 28 94 71 83 29 77 69 73 30 82 70 76 Source: www.srh.noaa.gov/oun/ 31 89 69 79 Average Daily High: 94 Average Daily Low: 70
Day High Low 1 89 73 2 93 68 3 91 68 4 93 64 5 94 70 6 99 72 7 102 69 8 102 74 9 100 75 10 101 73 11 97 73 12 90 69 13 93 66 14 98 70 15 99 73
Avg. 81 81 80 79 82 86 86 88 88 87 85 80 80 84 86
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