A SUPPLEMENT TO OKLAHOMA LIVING


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LIVEWIRE OCTOBER 2013 | VOLUME 64 ISSUE 10 | PUBLISHED FOR MEMBERS OF TRI-COUNTY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE


CEO VIEW BY JACK L. PERKINS, CEO


Reaping the rewards of cooperative membership


BY JULIANN GRAHAM, CCC, Communications Coordinator


As a member of Tri-County Electric Cooperative you are an owner of the organization – with a vested interest in the cooperative. This means when the cooperative has margins those are allocated to the members based on their purchases. The cooperative uses this allocated margin as equity for a time then returns it to members as a patronage capital retirement at a future date.


Here at Tri-County Electric Cooperative we work hard to deliver safe, affordable, and reliable electricity to our 12,500 members every day. But we don’t stop there. Because we’re a cooperative, we strive to do much more, to find ways of providing real value to you and the communities we serve.


So what exactly does real value mean? Well, in some ways it’s basic, like connecting with a real, local person when you call our office, rather than just a recording. It could be finding a copy of Oklahoma Living in your mailbox or inbox every month, which keeps you informed about co-op business and happenings in Oklahoma. Value is also getting the lights back on more quickly after a storm, thanks to mutual-aid agreements that bring line crews in from other co-ops to help us restore power.


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2013 Patronage Capital Retirement For 2013, the Board of Trustees of Tri-County Electric Cooperative approved to refund patronage capital for the years 1993 through 2001. Members of the cooperative during those years who received electric service, will receive a patronage check.


Thanks to the financial position of the cooperative, more than $5.1 million in disbursed operating margins is being retired to members this year.


Questions or concerns For more information about patronage capital, or if you have any questions regarding your check, please visit www.tcec.coop or send an email to memberservice@tcec.coop. Call us at 580.652.2418 or toll free at 800.522.3315. Remember to keep your address current with the cooperative for future retirements.


See page two for answers to frequently asked questions regarding patronage capital.


SUBMIT YOUR PHOTOS!


Theme: Seasons Deadline: Dec. 5, 2013 Submission: www.tcec.coop/content/submit-your-photo


Submit your photos for publication in the LiveWire. If your photo is selected, you will receive a gift. Photos will be published beginning in January 2014.


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