TODAYyour electric Co-op’s newsletter

April 2019

Reduce Your Use and Beat the Peak!As summer heat rises, so does the demand for electricity. Did you know that reducing your electric use during peak demand periods can impact future rates?

What’s a Peak?There are certain times of the year when demand for electricity is especially high. These “peak demand” hours usually occur on the hottest afternoons and early evenings of summer. To help beat the peak, we offer a free, voluntary program called Peak Days that encourages members to reduce their usage during peak demand periods.

How It WorksWhen you enroll in the Peak Days program, NHEC will notify you a day before expected peak demand periods and ask you to voluntarily reduce your electric use during certain hours by doing things like:

• Adjust your air conditioning to 78 degrees.• Do laundry and dishwashing early or late at night. • Draw the shades to help block sunlight.• Declare “electronic-free” zone & play outside. • Appoint a grill master & avoid sweating it out in the kitchen.

Participating in Peak Days is FREE and completely voluntary. For more information or to enroll, please visit: www.nhec.com/energy-management/peak-days

Your picture here…see page 2 for photo contest details.

Practice Random Acts of Coolness and Win Cool Stuff!You can win COOL prizes when NHEC calls a Peak Event!

To win COOL prizes, enroll in NHEC’s Peak Days program to receive email or text alerts when Peak Demand events are occurring. Two (2) iPads will be awarded to members who enroll by June 30, 2019, or are already enrolled. NHEC will randomly select one (1) winner from all eligible entries. The winner will receive an iPad. For their own random act of coolness, the winner then selects a second lucky person to receive the second iPad! Enroll at: www.nhec.com/random-acts-coolness

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For member service, please call 800.698.2007(8-5, M-F)solutions@nhec.com

Report an Outage,please call 800.343.6432 www.nhec.com

Briefly...Capital Credits to Be Listed on April/May BillsNHEC will be allocating positive operating margins to each of its members’ accounts based on their individual usage. A line item pertaining to “capital credits” will appear on the bottom of your April and/or May bills (see message below). It will indicate the amount that is being set aside in your capital account. Please note that this is an equity account, not a cash account. It represents your ownership interest, or equity, in the Cooperative.

YOUR CAPITAL CREDIT ALLOCATION FOR 2018 IS $0.00. THIS AMOUNT WILL BE APPLIED TO YOUR PATRONAGE CAPITAL ACCOUNT. PLEASE SEE WWW.NHEC.COM FOR IMPORTANT DETAILS.

Board of Directors MeetingsThe NHEC Board of Directors regularly meets on the last Tuesday of each month at the Cooperative’s office at 287 Highland Street in Plymouth. Please check the Board of Directors page on the Co-op web site at www.nhec.com, or call Sharon Yeaton at (603)536-8801 to confirm the current month’s time and location.

Join Us in Person or Online for the 2019 Annual MeetingAll NHEC members are invited to attend the Annual Meeting of Members, which will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at the Merrill Place Conference Center on the campus of Plymouth State University. Can’t make it to this year’s Annual Meeting? Join us online for the live stream! Just open this link a few minutes before the meeting starts: www.ustream.tv/channel/YWLRQpSwmgj

Four Seats Open on NHEC BoardCo-op members will vote next month to fill four seats opening on the NHEC Board of Directors. Cast your ballot by mail, email or clicking the Vote Now link on your SmartHub account home page. If we’ve got your email address, you can choose not to receive a paper ballot and cast your vote online. Every member will receive directions for online voting with their ballot mailing package that will be sent in mid-May. Thank you for voting!

This Month’s Photo…The winner of our monthly photo contest and a Dunkin’ gift card is Alan Hallee, who took the picture above of an April sunrise over Mt. Prospect reflecting on Half Moon Lake in Barnstead. We want your best scenic NH pics from all seasons, but particularly summer or fall! Got a shot you want to share? Email it as an attachment to membernews@nhec.com. Your photo should be 1 MB or larger. Please include your name, mailing address and a brief description of your photo.

Lineman Appreciation Day - April 8, 2019

Free Smoke Alarm Installations in Raymond

A $7,500 grant from the NH Electric Co-op Foundation will help the American Red Cross of New Hampshire & Vermont install smoke alarms in the homes of Co-op members living in the town of Raymond.

The Red Cross Home Fire Preparedness Campaign targets homes that do not have smoke alarms. Volunteers from NHEC and Red Cross will be hitting the road in the town of Raymond on June 22, 2019 to install alarms in the homes of Co-op members who do not have functioning smoke alarms. To make an appointment for a FREE installation of smoke alarms in your home, please visit www.redcross.org/local/new-hampshire-vermont and click the link for Home Fire Campaign, or call 1-800-464-6692.

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By land or sea, Co-op line crews get the job done! Thank you for being there for our members!