NFEC Manager’s Message Annual Report


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or the past several years, I have used this column in our Annual Report to


tell you about the phenomenal growth that our distribution system has been experiencing. After a brief plateau in 2010, that growth trend has continued to amaze us. Over an eight year period, the energy (kilowatt-hour or kWh) sales and the total demand (measured in kW) for our system have both grown by over 118 percent! The construction work to increase the capacity of our distribution system and the addition of new lines is reflected in the growth of our total utility plant from a value of $23,427,478 in 2004 to $41,084,445 at the close of 2011. That’s an increase of 75.4 percent in eight years, and there is no indication that it is going to slow down anytime soon.


75.4%


GROWTH in 8 years


This sustained growth has brought about many changes here at NFEC. Most obvious has been the aggressive construction of more, as well as bigger, powerlines. It has also affected the look of our organizational chart. We have more construction crews than we did in 2004. The implementation


of automated meter reading, electronic switching and SCADA controls, etc., has created new jobs that didn’t even exist eight years ago. While the look of our


organization has changed considerably, I am proud to say the number of employees has not changed significantly. In 2004, we had 29 full-time employees. At the close of 2011, we had 32.


We have worked hard to meet the challenge of our extreme growth rate and in doing so, have become a better, more efficient organization. That is the result of two things: (1) hiring and keeping quality employees, and (2) supporting them with wise investments in training, technology and equipment. Having the right skills and equipment to do a job makes all the difference in the world. We pride ourselves in providing everything our employees need to do their jobs as efficiently and safely as possible, so that we can provide you the highest quality services at the lowest practical cost.


Our growth period has now brought us to the point of necessity in making another investment in the future of the Cooperative. Our headquarters facility has remained at the same location on Sayre’s Main Street where the Cooperative began its mission back in 1938. The original building was expanded as the Cooperative grew, and was then modified for use as a warehouse and linemen facility in 1977 when the current office building was constructed. For the past 35 years, the newer building has housed all offices of the organization except for the materials management and metering departments, which are located in the warehouse facility. A shop building


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