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propose changes. Committee members met weekly over a period of three months and were passionate about making changes that would provide improved checks and balances on several fronts. CEC Interim Manager Joe Harris helped the committee work through several challenging issues. The debate was strong and at times even fierce, however, the committee marched on and worked through several difficult issues that now rest in the hands of the membership. The bylaw committee deserves our sincere thanks for their steadfast commitment to bring these proposed bylaw changes to the membership for consideration. This process, difficult as it can be at times, truly illustrates what a cooperative is all about —the power of democracy in action.


Service is A Top Priority


Service remains a top priority at Choctaw Electric Cooperative. Come windstorm, ice storm or even a historic 500-year flood like the one this past spring, your co-op employees are committed to keeping the power flowing to your home. CEC employees, inside the office and working in the field, do a great job of keeping the lights on for you. I encourage you to let these employees know that you appreciate the work they do.


Come Join Us


This year marks a significant milestone for your co-op. In creating Choctaw Electric Cooperative 75 years ago, co-op members accepted the responsibility of bringing electricity and other services to southeast Oklahoma. That work continues today.


I urge you to accept your responsibility as a member and attend your co-op annual meeting, vote in the elections and learn about the issues that affect your service. You will hear reports on timely topics such as the CEC billboard at Idabel. We will also discuss the meter multiplier that was incorrectly applied to a few member’s accounts, and how CEC plans to resolve the issue.


I look forward to seeing you on Saturday, September 26, 2015.


CEC ANNUAL REPORT • 5 Progress. Action.


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issues to watch


Plant Closures • Higher Prices • Decreased Reliabilit


WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT THE CLEAN POWER PLAN


◆ Emission requirements under the Clean Power Plan would prematurely shut down 18 of electric coops’ 64 coal-fired power plants, including the coal-fired plant in Hugo.


◆The burden of paying off the remaining debt on these plants, and paying for electricity from other sources, will fall to co-op members.


◆ Stranded debts and reduced capacity from the loss of coal-fired plants will increase members’ electric bills and jeopardize reliability.


◆ Plant closures will force the industry to shift from coal to renewable resources and natural gas before the required infrastruc- ture could be built, putting the reliability of the grid at risk during periods of high demand.


◆ Plant closures will result in the loss of thousands of jobs, including those at Hugo, and a significant negative impact on the local, mostly rural economies.


Electric co-op members cannot afford higher electricity prices.


◆ Co-ops serve 93 percent of the persistent poverty counties in the country as determined by USDA. Choctaw County’s poverty rate is 27 percent, nearly double the national average. Median income is $30,972.


◆ An NRECA study finds that, between 2020 and 2040, the Clean Power Plan will result in an additional 10 percent increase in electricity prices above what is expected. Job losses across the country would reach 1.2 million by 2021. Nearly 500,000 of lost jobs are in rural areas.


CEC


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