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Volume 75, Issue 4 October 2026
OKLAHOMA ELECTRIC
CO-OP NEWS
The Room Where It Happens PLUS >> Small change makes a big impact at August ORU meeting
FROM theTOP
PATRICK GRACE
CEO ADDRESS
When OEC Fiber began construction in 2018, our goal was to bring reliable, high-speed internet to members who did not have access to it. At the time, the digital divide was very real across our service territory. Some communities, even those near our office in Norman, lacked the broadband service necessary for work, education, health care and everyday life. We saw an opportunity to change that and improve our members’ quality of life. Nearly a decade later, OEC Fiber has become a tremendous success. As we approach our 10-year anniversary next year, we are preparing for the next chapter by reinvesting in the technology that powers our fiber network and strengthens what it can deliver for members. The fiber itself remains built for the future. What is changing is the equipment that powers the network, including technology at members’ homes and throughout our system. Much of that equipment was installed during the early years of our fiber build and is now ready for an upgrade. OEC Fiber’s success allows us to make that investment and expand the network's capabilities for members. That matters because the way we use the internet has changed considerably since we began planning in 2017. Homes have more connected devices, while remote work, streaming, gaming and online learning are a part of daily life. Technology will continue to evolve, and we want our network to be ready for what comes next. You will soon see new OEC Fiber offerings that leverage these upgraded capabilities. I won’t get into too many details here, as you can read more about the upgrades and what they mean for members elsewhere in this issue. What I do want to emphasize is the value behind these investments. As a member-owned cooperative, our goal is not to maximize profit. We have to operate responsibly and cover our costs, but beyond that, we look for ways to reduce costs or improve service. This reinvestment is a clear example of how we use our success to benefit members. I’m proud of what OEC Fiber has accomplished and even more excited about where we are headed. We built this network to serve our members, and now we have the opportunity to make it even better for them. After all, you own OEC. You are the reason we are here, and we will continue working to make sure your cooperative delivers value today and even greater benefits in the future.
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Chief Executive Officer ............................. Patrick Grace VP of Accounting .......................................... Sara Thomas VP of Employee Services ......................... Tracy Mowdy VP of Engineering ...................................... Thad Peterson 9 VP of Member Engagement ...... Autumn McMahon VP of Operations.......................................... Clint Mobley 5 VP of Safety & Loss Control ........ ............ Ryan Spears President of OEC Fiber ................. David Goodspeed 4 Executive Services Manager ........... Amanda Hardy • October 2026
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Change Makes Change OEC Foundation board grants $29,696 to local organizations, families In August 2026, the OEC Foundation board of directors approved $29,696.14 in grants to support local organizations and individuals. These grants, funded by thousands of OEC members who voluntarily round up their electric bills to the nearest dollar, are part of Operation Round Up (ORU), a program focused on improving lives through direct community investment.
AUGUST BENEFICIARIES ORU grants aim to make a positive impact by strengthening community well-being through a variety of programs and services. This round of grants supported youth programs, food assistance, public safety, STEM education, health needs and other essential services. Here's how the funds were distributed:
INDIVIDUAL ASSISTANCE The board awarded individual grants to help three individuals receive glasses and one receive denture
OEC Foundation, Inc. Board of Directors Brandy Everett, President Alan Davenport, Vice President Pat Ragsdale, Sec/Treasurer Betty Allen Donna McCrory Jacob Smith Laura Beasley James Chappell Loraine Kruskopp
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OEC Foundation, Inc. Financial Statement Beginning Balance 07/02/26..................................$108,374.74 Deposits&Interest ..........................$50,294.88 Checks issued................................ -$31,646.55 Approved, not paid ......................... -$14,142.67 End balance 09/03/26 ................ $ 112,880.40
Financial Statement by: Sommer Nelson
assistance. Grants also helped provide beds for two individuals transitioning from a group setting into homes of their own. 1626303000
ORGANIZATIONS • • • • • •
Assistance League of Norman: Operation School Bell program, which provides support to local students Royal Family Kids Camp: to assist with camp essentials and activities Outrageous Love DBA Joe’s Addiction: to support free breakfast and lunch programs Make-A-Wish: to help grant a wish for a local child living with a life-threatening illness Newcastle Police Department: equip patrol vehicles with first-aid kits and tourniquets Royal Society of Robotics: support student access to STEM materials and provide hands-on manufacturing and engineering experiences
HOW IT WORKS Roughly 80% of OEC members participate in ORU, each contributing an average of $6 per year. Because of you, these small, voluntary donations add up to meaningful support for programs related to health, safety, education and quality of life. This impact shows the generosity and community spirit of our members. Every application is reviewed by the nine-member OEC Foundation board of directors to ensure funds are allocated to efforts that make a lasting impact. Since the program began 33 years ago, ORU has distributed more than $7 million in support of food, shelter, medical care, education and more.
NEXT GRANT CYCLE The next deadline to apply for ORU grants is November 20, with funding decisions to be made at the December 3 board meeting. Apply at okcoop.org/oru. For more information or to apply, contact Carrie Koesler at ORU@okcoop.org or call (405) 217-6726. Together, we power brighter communities.
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nside OEC Fiber’s network huts—small facilities at substations where fiber connections come together—months of planning and hands-on work are preparing the cooperative’s fiber network for faster speeds, growing demand and the next step in service.
Story by JoMarie Ramsey | Photos by Allen Rayl and JoMarie Ramsey Inside one of OEC Fiber’s network huts, brightly colored jumpers weave through tall racks of electronics, each strand labeled and routed to a precise destination. In some huts, crews must account for roughly 1,500 connections as they build a new network alongside the one already carrying internet service to subscribers. The work inside those huts began with a broader question: What will OEC Fiber’s network need to handle next? OEC Fiber began building its fiber network in 2017. By 2024, team leaders began to see early signs of aging in some of the electronics installed during the network’s early years. Software updates for certain equipment slowed, while some components required more attention, including occasional reboots or replacement parts. The network was getting older, and the way people used it was changing, too. Since 2017, streaming has become routine, homes have filled with connected devices, and remote and hybrid work have made reliable home internet even more essential. Smart TVs, phones and computers now share bandwidth with doorbells, cameras, thermostats, appliances, gaming systems and other devices. “Everyone’s relying on streaming,” said Michael Tomas, senior manager of technology services and network operations. “With the technology advancing and everyone buying all this new technology to make their houses smarter, it’s just using more bandwidth.” So OEC Fiber began planning for what the network would need next. The approach is familiar for a memberowned cooperative. Maintaining critical infrastructure means looking beyond what works today. On OEC’s electric system, teams study system conditions, plan improvements and invest in technology designed to strengthen reliability for years to come. Broadband requires the same kind of stewardship, even if its electronics move through technology cycles much faster than poles and power lines.
For OEC Fiber, the upgrade is another investment in infrastructure that members and subscribers increasingly depend on for work, school, entertainment and everyday life. “We’re future-proofing the network,” Michael said. “We’re reinvesting in the technology to bring it up to speed so we can better serve our members and subscribers.” Trenton McVicker, manager of TV & network operations, said planning for equipment replacement is part of managing the system responsibly. “We’re just trying to ensure we’re planning accordingly, budgeting accordingly, so we’re not taking something past its ideal lifespan,” Trenton said. Once OEC Fiber knew it was time to look ahead, the next question was what technology should carry the network into its next chapter. CHOOSING WHAT COMES NEXT A project of this scale starts long before crews carry equipment into a hut. The OEC Fiber team spent about a year researching options before selecting a new system. Team members spoke with other cooperatives and internet providers already using the equipment and brought competing systems into OEC Fiber’s lab for testing. “We were doing our due diligence,” Michael said. “We were talking to other co-ops that had this and the competitors’ hardware that could be used. We actually had both running in the lab downstairs.” So they put the equipment through its paces. “We were testing hardware equipment, speeds and reliability,” Michael said. “We actually have equipment in there that we can test freezing temperatures and hot temperatures, just to see how the equipment reacts.” Those extremes are hardly hypothetical in Oklahoma. Summer temperatures can climb into the triple digits, while hard freezes and ice storms test equipment in winter. Subscriber equipment may serve barns, gates and other spaces without heating or air conditioning. okcoop.org
The team considered how the equipment performed in working networks, how manufacturers supported their products and whether the technology could serve OEC Fiber well for years. That research eventually led OEC Fiber to the system it is now installing across the network. “For about the last year or so, we’ve been working really hard on upgrading all the equipment at our substations,” said David Goodspeed, OEC Fiber president. Choosing the equipment sets the direction. Turning the plan into a working network became the hands-on part. THE SAME FIBER, A BIGGER HOSE OEC Fiber is moving from its existing GPON technology to a newer generation called XGS-PON. The name sounds technical. Think of the difference as moving from a garden hose to a fire hose. “The hose itself is the same, the fiber’s the same,” Trenton said. “We’re not changing anything there. But the amount of data, the amount of fluid we can push down the hose is the difference.” XGS-PON can carry more data over the same fiber, creating capacity for growing demand and opening the door to faster service for members and subscribers. The fiber already stretching across OEC Fiber’s network will remain in place. Teams are upgrading the electronics that send information across it. Making the change, however, requires crews to rebuild key parts of the network while the existing system remains in service.
BUILDING A NETWORK ON TOP OF A NETWORK Before crews touch a fiber connection, the team maps the work. The project began on the west side of OEC Fiber’s system and has moved east. At each hut, crews audit existing equipment, determine the location’s needs and stage new equipment before installation. Teams build cut sheets showing where connections need to go, print labels and use color coding to help crews identify individual fibers. They assemble the materials for each location so installers have exactly what they need when they arrive. A bin of equipment may not look remarkable from the outside, but they represent hours of work. OEC Fiber first refined the process at its Lamar and Bailey huts, using lessons from those locations to improve equipment placement, organization and procedures before moving on. But unlike the original network build, crews now work around thousands of active subscribers. “What we’ve essentially done is built our whole network again and laid it on top of our existing network,” Trenton said. “Because of that overlay, we now have to be sure when we plug everything together, we haven’t introduced a problem for a subscriber.” If crews were building an empty network, they could install and test equipment throughout the workday. Instead, they handle non-service-affecting work during the day and
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Much of the planning beforehand exists to make those overnight hours as controlled and predictable as possible. IT TAKES A COOPERATIVE
return for overnight cutovers between midnight and 6 a.m. when a change could interrupt service. “Everything’s just another level of being methodical about it,” Trenton said. “Everything’s proactive, everything’s thought out.” For members and subscribers who have received an OEC Fiber maintenance notification, those overnight hours are when some of the project’s most precise work happens. ONE CONNECTION AT A TIME Before a cutover, crews install new equipment alongside the existing system. A component called a coexistence element allows the old and new technologies to operate over the same fiber during the transition. Then the connections begin to move. At larger huts, crews may spend four to five hours working through the process. They pull fiber jumpers, clean and inspect connections, reconnect them in their assigned locations and test the light traveling through the fiber. The work demands precision. Fiber consists of glass, so dirt, damage or an incorrect connection can interfere with the signal. “The process is to make sure we’re providing consistent service, so when the member gets up in the morning, everything’s working for them,” Michael said. Crews check the network throughout the process. If a subscriber experiences a service issue after a cutover, teams can trace the signal through the new components, identify the source and correct it.
The racks and fiber inside a hut offer the clearest picture of the physical upgrade, but completing it requires teams across OEC and OEC Fiber. Network Operations plans the migration and manages the network. Fiber personnel prepare and install equipment. Crews work through overnight cutovers. Logistics helps keep materials moving. Technical teams learn the new platform and troubleshoot it. Member and Subscriber Services prepare to help the people who use the network. Vendors and professional service teams contribute specialized work along the way. As the project moves from research to installation to eventual subscriber transitions, each group picks up a different part of the process. The shared effort reflects the cooperative model behind the network itself. OEC Fiber grew from OEC’s mission to improve members’ quality of life, and its network has always depended on people across the organization working toward a common purpose. 4702100100 “Everybody has had a piece of this success, and we’re so thankful,” David said. MAKING ROOM FOR MULTI-GIG As crews move through the remaining huts, rows of new electronics and thousands of carefully mapped connections are becoming one upgraded network. The work is creating the capacity for OEC Fiber’s next step: Multi-Gig internet. OEC Fiber is preparing to introduce Multi-Gig plans with speeds faster than 1 Gig. For members and subscribers, those faster speeds will be the most tangible result of months of research, planning, installation and overnight cutovers happening largely behind the scenes. Plans and timing are still being finalized, but Multi-Gig is coming soon. To learn more and sign up for updates, visit OECFiber.com/multigig. The new system also gives OEC Fiber room to meet changing internet needs in the years ahead, just as OEC has done with critical infrastructure throughout its history. For now, the work continues one hut and one connection at a time. okcoop.org
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PEANUT BUTTER WHITE CHOCOLATE BARK Ingredients 16 ounces (454g) white chocolate, coarsely chopped and divided* 1 teaspoon vegetable oil, divided 1 cup (250g) creamy peanut butter* 1/4 cup (4 Tbsp; 56g) unsalted butter, softened to room temperature
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1 cup (120g) confectioners’ sugar 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract 1/4 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (100g) chopped Reese’s Pieces candies
Directions 1. Line a 9×13-inch baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside. 2. Place half the chopped white chocolate and 1/2 tsp of oil in a microwave-safe bowl. Melt in 20-second increments, stirring until completely melted and smooth. Pour melted white chocolate into prepared pan and spread evenly to cover the bottom of the pan. Place the uncovered pan, in refrigerator to chill for 10–15 minutes. 3. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, beat peanut butter and butter about 2 minutes. Add confectioners’ sugar, vanilla and salt. Beat until combined. Spoon dollops of peanut butter mixture onto bottom layer of white chocolate. Spread evenly. Place pan back in the refrigerator. 4. Melt the remaining white chocolate and 1/2 tsp oil. Pour and spread it evenly over the peanut butter layer. Sprinkle chopped Reese’s Pieces on top. 5. Place pan in the refrigerator, uncovered, for 30 to 60 minutes to set white chocolate. 6. Lift bark out of the pan by holding onto the edges of the parchment paper, and place it on a cutting board. Use a sharp knife to cut the bark into pieces. 7. Cover and store bark in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 3 months. via sallysbakingaddiction.com
35.2% Renewables Data collected from Western Farmers Electric Cooperative reflects generation during July 2026. To view real-time generation output and environmental benefits of OEC's Solar Garden, visit link.okcoop.org/solar. Visit link.okcoop.org/solar-garden-tours to tour OEC's Solar Garden, located at Interstate 35 and Highway 77 in Norman.
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