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Q. A.
How does CEC determine billing cycles for members? I’m on billing cycle one but my sister is on cycle four.
CEC billing cycles are determined by the location of CEC substations. CEC owns and maintains 16
substations. These substations receive power from CEC’s wholesale energy supplier and transmit it back down the co-op distribution lines to co-op member homes and businesses. Each substation “serves” members in that particular area.
The substations are divided into four quadrants, or cycles. These cycles are used for billing purposes. The cycles are listed below:
Cycle One: Darwin Sub (Daisy, Jumbo, Kiamichi Wilderness, Snow, One Creek Valley, Farris, Center Point, Darwin, Moyers, Finley, Antlers Airport); Clayton Sub (Stanley); Sawyer Sub (Apple, Messer, Spencerville); and Garvin Sub (Iron Stob Corner, Garvin).
Cycle Two: Bethel Sub (Three Sticks, Honobia, Octavia, Smithville, Pickens, Battiest, Bethel, Buffalo, Mt. Herman, Carter Mountain); Holly Creek Sub (Holly Creek area); West Bank Sub (McCloud Honor Farm, Sandbluff, Nelson, Kent, Speer, Hamden, Soper, Hugo, Hugo Airport, Gay); Frogville Sub (Sawyer, Grant, Shoals, Frogville).
Cycle Three: Nashoba Sub; Mountain River Sub (Eagletown); Haworth Sub (Goodwater, Haworth, Bokoma, Moon, America, Harris, Pleasant Hill, Tom, Goodlake); Rattan Sub (Dela, Rattan, Oleta, Corinne, Sobol, Little Okie).
Cycle Four: Unger Sub (Unger, New Oberlin, Bluff, Oberlin); Broken Bow Sub (Glover, Broken Bow); Valliant Sub (Boy Scout Camp, Rufe, Bear Mountain Tower, Ft. Towson, Valliant, Felker); Hochatown Sub (Tablerville, Northpole, Beavers Bend Park).
Got a question for your co-op? Please email your query to Jennifer Boling at jboling@choctawelectriccoop.
HEALTHY LIVING ANew Year’s resolution that makes cents D
o you find that your typical New Year’s resolutions quickly fizzle out?
This year, make a resolution that is both realistic and good for your wallet. Set a goal of either saving $2005 by the end of year or paying down your debt by that much. This is a goal most people can meet and impacts your financial situation for years to come. To help keep this resolution, keep these tips in mind this year.
Become a Saver Pay yourself first by asking your employer to directly deposit part of your paycheck into your savings account. Even better, increase your 401(k) deductions to help meet your goal. It is always easier to save money if it doesn’t hit your pocket first. To make saving a habit, save for something specific, like a vacation or for holiday
unused gym membership, unread magazine subscriptions, or a boat you never use. Eliminate the things in your life that cost you money, but bring you no benefit. Once you add up the savings, you’ll be surprised how much more quickly you can meet your goals.
shopping. You will be more inclined to sock that money away.
Reduce Your Spending Little things can add up. Keep track of your expenses for a few weeks in order to see where your money goes. Pack your lunch, skip your morning latte, or organize a carpool. You may have an
Tackle Your Debt If you haven’t done so already, transfer your credit card debt to a lower- interest card. Resolve to not add any more debt this year. Instead, look for ways to pay it down as quickly as possible. Eventually,
you should be able to pay off your cards each month. Build up a small emergency fund to use instead of relying on your credit cards for those unexpected expenses. By not adding to your debt and paying it off during the year, you will end 2005 in much better shape than when it began.
The price of innovation? One pencil. A
t the height of the space race during the 1960’s, NASA took on the arduous
job of finding a way to write in space. Normal pens wouldn’t work due to the zero gravity the astronauts would face in the space capsules. So scientists embarked on a way to solve the problem. They came up with the
Astronaut Pen, after months of research and development, and at a cost of about $1 million.
The Soviet Union also faced the task of writing in space. To solve this weighty problem, they used a pencil.
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