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ENERGY EFFICIENCY


Tip of the Month


Your kitchen can yield big energy savings. Check the refrigerator door seal for a tight  dishwasher loads, and use the microwave rather than oven to reheat food and make small meals. Finally, unplug small appliances when not in use—many draw power even when turned off. Find more tips at TogetherWeSave.com.


—TOUCHSTONE ENERGY COOPERATIVES


Kilowatt T


NOVEMBER 2012


published monthly for members of Kiwash Electric Cooperative, Inc.


A SUPPLEMENT TO OKLAHOMA LIVING


More wind power for western Oklahoma Turbines at Rocky Ridge provide power for WFEC


he turbines are turning at western Oklahoma's


newest wind farm—and electric cooperatives  Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC), power supplier for Kiwash Electric Cooperative and 22 other electric cooperatives announced that it will purchase energy   located in Kiowa and Washita counties.


BILL PAYMENT LOCATIONS


Kiwash Electric 120 W. 1st Street Cordell, Oklahoma


Pay online:


www.kiwash.coop Custer City Hall


Custer City, Oklahoma


First National Bank Thomas, Oklahoma


Support Oklahoma's clean, green wind power industry by signing up for WindWorks, a program offered by your electric cooperative. When you sign up, you are ensuring that a portion of your energy usage is supplied from a wind generated source.


To sign up, please call: 888-832-3362


Spreading over 18,000 acres, the new wind farm has a total installed capacity of 150 megawatts and is composed of 93 turbines of 1.6 megawatts each. The  from 75 landowners. The wind farm created  construction. Now that it is fully operational, it will employee 10 people for plant


management and maintenance.


  the fourth wind farm development to provide power for WFEC and its member cooperatives. For WFEC, the agreement to purchase power is a part of an ongoing commitment to diversify the


cooperative’s portfolio of generation sources.


With the latest purchase, the energy output from the above facilities will amount to approximately 15 to 16 percent of WFEC’s annual wholesale energy.


“Wind is an important part of WFEC’s diverse mix of generation, and plays an integral part in our overall commitment to renewable energy, as well as enabling the ability to reduce fossil fuel emissions,” commented WFEC 


Thanksgiving closing


Kiwash Electric Cooperative will close on Thursday, November 22 and Friday, November 23 for Thanksgiving. To report a power outage, please call 888-832-3362.


Happy Thanksgiving!


WIND FARM FACTS:


Rocky Ridge wind farm will produce enough power for approximately 45,000 homes.


Rocky Ridge will offset approximately 450,000 tons of carbon dioxide emissions per year, 1,500 tons of NOx per year, and 2,100 tons of SO2 per year.


Meeting the needs of 23 distribution cooperatives and Altus Air Force Base, in addition to playing an active role in


technological advances aimed at reducing carbon, are essential in meeting future WFEC 


A portion of the   by these wind


generating facilities are


sold on a retail basis to WFEC cooperative members through the WindWorks program. The remaining  wholesale level to third parties.


Kiwash Electric


members who wish to support wind energy may participate in WindWorks. For


details please call your cooperative at 888- 832-3362.


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