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POLE ANATOMY: It looks simple, but there’s a lot hanging on that electric pole.
What do you see when you look at a power line? What are all those attachments, and why are they important? Not all power poles are alike, but here is a quick guide to the main components on your electric cooperative power poles.
1. Power Pole: Weighing nearly a half-ton, the wooden pole is the backbone of the electrical line. It is partially buried to support all of the equipment.
2. Transformer: These cylindrical metal tanks reduce or “step down” voltage to a level safe for delivery to the customer.
3. Fused cutout: This provides overload protection. A link inside a fiberglass barrel operates the cutout, which isolates the tap from the main line. If you hear a loud blast coming from a power pole, it’s the fused cutout doing its job.
4. Wire and Clamp: Secured by a clamp, this wire connects the main line to the transformer.
5. Primary Conductor: The main series of wires that carries high volts of electricity from substations to the power pole.
6. Secondary tap (hot and neutral): Delivers electricity from the transformer to your electric meter.
7. Strain Insulators: These objects hold the conductors in place and insulate them from the pole.
8. Pole Ground Wire: Connects to a metal rod driven eight feet into the ground. Its job is to ground the system
9. Guy Wire: Connected to an anchor in the ground to stabilize the pole.
10. Insulators: These porcelain objects support the electric wires and insulate them from the crossarm or pole.
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11. Pole-top pin: Supports the insulators on the power pole.
12. Crossarm and braces: Horizontal piece on the pole that makes the structure look like a cross. It holds the insulators and keeps the lines from touching one another.
13 Neutral Conductor: Acts as a neutral conductor for the system.
14. Insulator pins: Support the insulators on the crossarm.
15. Security light: A dusk-to-dawn light that may be placed on a power pole at the customer’s request.
4. 6. 3. 7. 1. 2. 10. 14. 12. 11. 6. 5. Bill Payment Options
There’s more than one way to pay your electric bill
Choctaw Electric Cooperative (CEC) provides several convenient bill payment options and payment plans. For more details on any of our payment options, please contact your CEC billing representative at 800-780-6486, or visit
www.choctawelectric.coop.
Pay online at
www.choctawelectric.coop. Using our secure payment site you can also view your account history, check your account balance, energy usage and more.
Budget Billing. With this option your energy usage is averaged over 12 months, helping you avoid seasonal high bills .
Automatic Payment Plan. Monthly bill payments are automatically withdrawn from your checking, savings, or credit card account.
Prepaid Billing. This plan lets you pay ahead for your electricity. Requires an energy purchase of $50 to begin. No late penalties or disconnect/reconnect fees.
After Hours Payments. Choctaw Electric offers a drive through window and/or payment drop box at CEC office locations in Hugo, Idabel and Antlers.
Authorized Payment Locations. Pay your bill at any of the following locations Monday through Friday during regular office hours.
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First Bank & Trust, Idabel
McCurtain Co. National Bank, Idabel Choctaw Electric Cooperative, Idabel Idabel National Bank, Idabel First Bank, Antlers
Ameri State Bank, Antlers
Choctaw Electric Cooperative, Antlers First National Bank, Broken Bow First Bank and Trust, Broken Bow McCurtain Co. National Bank, Broken Bow Shamrock Bank, Clayton
Choctaw Electric Cooperative, Hugo First Bank, Hugo
First Bank and Trust, Hochatown First State Bank, Valliant
McCurtain Co. National Bank, Valliant First Bank and Trust, Wright City
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