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Vol. 22, No. 7 Owned By Those We Serve July 2019

Headed out of town this summer? Use this time away to help cut your home energy use. Here are some adjustments that can save energy and keep more money in your pocket.

• Give your AC and water heater a vacation, too. Set your thermostat to 85 degrees when you leave, this will prevent the air conditioning system from working overtime to cool your home while you’re not there to enjoy it. Also, turn your water heater down to the lowest setting to prevent it from working hard while you’re out playing. Smart and pro-grammable thermostats can be set to automatically adjust the tem-perature setting when you are away. In addition, smart thermostats allow you to control the temperature in your home remotely. Now that is a COOL idea!

• Turn off lights and unplug devices. Consider using a timer if you want to leave a light on for security at night, and a power strip that will turn off multiple items with a single switch. Some electronic devices like computers, TV’s and microwaves use energy even when they are turned off. Every little bit adds up!

• Monitor energy use while you’re away. Don’t forget you can monitor your home’s energy use on our website at www.remc.com by using the Member Portal while you’re out of town. If you notice a sudden spike it may signal a bigger issue, like a malfunctioning cooling system or water heater. The sooner the issue is recognized the more money you can save in energy costs.

Plan to stay home instead of heading out of town? Here are some easy ways to save when it’s hot outside:

• Resist cranking the AC. Set the thermostat as high as comfortably possible. The less difference between indoor and outdoor tempera-tures, the lower the amount of energy used for cooling. Keep exterior doors, windows and blinds closed, and interior doors and vents open, to reduce strain on your HVAC system

• Put your pool in time-out. If you are lucky enough to have a pool to cool off in, be sure to add a timer to your pump. Studies show that most people can reduce their pump use to approximately 3 hours per day and still be satisfied with the water quality.

• Watch the clock. Wait to use major appliances, especially those that generate heat like the clothes dryer and dishwasher, until the late eve-ning, overnight or early morning hours to help your home stay cooler.

• Stay in the know about your energy use. Sign up for free high usage alerts that automatically notify you if your energy use exceeds a cer-tain threshold, helping you avoid surprises on your bill. You can also monitor your energy use 24/7 on the Member Portal at www.remc.com.

Go to www.remc.com to learn more about the energy services mentioned above and to get additional tips to help you save energy this summer and year-round.

Planning a Vacation or Just a Staycation this Summer?(Tips to Save Energy and Money Either Way)

2017 Keystone Laredo 5th wheel camper, $35,000; Ashley couch & loveseat; 55 inch TV, used 1 month, $200 OBO. 828-437-1731. Chicks – born 4/25/19. 440-622-7112. Kohler 14 HP engine, rebuilt & never been run, came off Cub Cadet, $150; tiller for a Wheel Horse lawn tractor, $150. 704-884-1498 or 704-922-8828. 2009 Jayco Eagle Super-Lite camper, 30 ft., Model 308 RLS, sofa bed, 2 TV’s, radio, CD player, DVD, outside speakers, outside shower, power jacks & aw-ning, sway bars, new tires, polar package and more, very good cond., $10,500. 828-817-4356. Land – 111 acres with old farm house, barn & root cellar, located in the mtns. of Avery County, NC, $4,500/acre. 828-243-4583. Two adjoining cemetery plots in the desirable older veteran’s section of Gaston Memorial Park, Hillcrest 1 – Lot 111, spaces 3 & 4. $7,000 for both. 980-263-7437. Stamp collection – large collection of mint com-memorative plate blocks, full sheets & specialty stamps, have 350 First Day Covers with Colorano silk cachets in albums, large collection of canceled stamps with & without envelopes, have over $1,000 invested, will sale all for $600. 704-214-1950. Majestic radio cabinet, Model 20, serial # 2A04; 6 inch Delta bench grinder, Model 23-645, $40; Troybilt mulching push mower, Model TB110, $100; Briggs & Stratton power mower w/21” deck, Model 120000, $70; 2 ½ ton hydraulic floor jack, Model 82-41-78, $40; Stanley Bostitch nail gun, angle stick, pneumatic finish nailer, $55; men’s shirts, new & like new, size L, long & short sleeved; collectible Matchbox cars, some in original packaging; hitch mount Adventure Systems bike rack, holds 4 bikes; old fashioned hand cut nails, $12.50/box full; Ryobi 3 HP plunge router, electronic variable speed, double handle, insulated, $100; assorted belt buckles of various metals & sizes. 828-287-7970. Everything needed to keep bees – except the bees, over $800 of equipment, will sale for $400. 704-922-7336.

1994 Corvette, Artic White w/red leather seats & carpets, black interior trim & removable roof, 4 speed AT, power seats, power ride control, analog/digital in-strumentation, Bose radio & many other options, ga-rage kept and in ex. cond., only 84,000 miles, $7,500, can send pictures. 864-909-3679. 7 ft. root rake, $400; 15 ft. Wing Bat bush hog, used 6 times, $8,000. 828-625-2780. Guineas – Pearl, taking orders for 2019 hatch, $5 ea. & up. 828-738-8533. Scentsy warmers - brand new, $10 ea. 704-349-2160. Troybilt rear-tine tiller w/5.5 HP engine, $225; Honda tiller w/large 25 ½” tines, $225; pressure washer rated at 2,700 psi, used twice, $225; Homel-ite hedge trimmers, $40; Weedeater hand held blower, $35; Stihl 026 Model chainsaw, $75; 75 gal. complete fish aquarium, $275. 704-922-6793. Women’s clothes & shoes; men’s shirts & clothes; dresser & end tables; pictures; lamps; entertainment center; computer desk; tools; rocking chairs; sofa; bedspreads & gift items. 704-435-6995. 2015 Goodman heat & A/C unit, cold A/C, 2 ton, perfect for small house, building or mobile home, no wall thermostat or ductwork included, $1,700. Call 704-865-4032 during the day. Health Master Blender - like new, $50; men’s Co-lumbia leather jacket, size XL, $25; ladies Brahmin pocketbook, ex. cond., $50; new portable hammock w/frame, $40; Slider TV series – new, $20; Planet of the Apes movie set, $20; Highway to Heaven TV se-ries - new, complete set, $20; truck floor mats for a GMC Canyon or Chevrolet Colorado, $20; women’s Lee jeans, size 16 – classic straight, $10/pair, like new. 828-652-2055. La-Z-Boy leather furniture – heavy & in good cond., includes a chaise full reclining sofa, rocking love seat recliner & console with drawers, call for measurements, $400. 704-853-0600. 2007 Sea Doo jet ski w/supercharger, black & yel-low, only used 125 hrs., garaged 10 mths. of the year, currently on a double trailer, will sell for $5,000 with trailer or $4,000 without. 704-735-6792. 275 gallon water totes, $75 ea.; plastic barrels w/solid or open tops, $10 ea.; plastic barrels w/lids & rings, $15 ea., metal burning barrels, $10 ea. 828-327-4782. 2000 Ford Mustang - only 47,900 miles, silver, 3rd owner, tinted windows, like new Hankook tires on Crager style mags w/Mustang emblems, like new battery, new fuel pump, new custom fit leather in-terior, rear spoiler, always garage kept, showroom cond., $7,500 negotiable. 828-433-0645. Land – Nice 1.2 acre lot located on Rinehart Circle in Iron Station, road frontage, great for building a home, adding a modular or mobile home, some trees on open lot, good location in historic area of Lincoln

County, close to everything, $22,000. 704-732-0542. Twin sofa bed, gray in color, good cond., $60. 704-742-9915. Land – 39 acres on NC Hwy 226 in Ruther-ford County, Map 183 Block 1 Lot 3A, Geo-pin# 1695100120, $190,000. 828-238-4117. Yakima Hully rollers & Mako saddles to transport kayak on roof top, $150; 26 gal. sprayer w/cart, bat-tery & charger, $150; NordicFlex Ultralift exercise home gym, $100; patio table w/4 chairs, $100. 828-659-3168. House – 2BR, 1BA in Morganton, NC, full base-ment, back deck, privacy fenced yard, outbuilding, $85,900. 828-443-6169. Tramontina on-the-counter electric ice maker, used only a few times, great cond., $50; Copper Chef XL deep dish fryer casserole set & Copper Chef induc-tion cooktop - both electric & used on counter top, great cond. $100. 980-429-5319.

For Rent: Ocean Lakes - sleeps 9; condo at North Myrtle Beach - sleeps 8; Compass Cove ocean front - sleeps 4. 704-435-6995.

Old Nascar ticket stubs & brochures. 704-685-7251. Good used garden tiller. 828-584-3047.

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Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation provides Swap Shop ads as a free service to its members. Guidelines are as follows: Ads are published first-come, first-served. When the space allot-ted for ads each month is full, remaining ads will be held over for the next issue. Ads will not be run more than once unless re-submitted. Commercial ads will not be accepted. We reserve the right to edit, condense or deny publication of any advertisement. Rutherford Electric Membership Corp. assumes no responsibility for the content of any advertisement and does not endorse or war-rant any of the goods so advertised. Please include your account number with your ad.

Mail your ads to: Newsletter Editor, Rutherford EMC, PO Box 1569,

Forest City, NC, 28043-1569 or e-mail at cbailey@remc.com. No phone calls, please.

SWAP SHOPRutherford Electric Membership Corporation provides Swap Shopads as a free service to its members. Guidelines are as follows: Adsare published first-come, first-served. When the 1 1/2 pagesallotted for ads are full, the remaining ads will be held over for thenext issue. Ads will not be run more than once. Commercial ads willnot be accepted. We reserve the right to edit, condense, or denypublication of any advertisement. Rutherford Electric MembershipCorp. assumes no responsibility for the content of any advertisementand does not endorse or warrant any of the goods or services soadvertised. Please include your account number with your ad.

Mail your ads to: Newsletter Editor, Rutherford EMC, PO Box 1569, Forest City, NC, 28043-1569 or e-mail at

gmcdaniel@remc.com. No phone calls please.

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Rutherford EMC’s Statement of Nondiscrimination

Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation is an equal opportunity provider and employer.

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All REMC offices will be closed on

Thursday, July 4, for Independence Day.

When it’s warm out, avoid using the oven. Try cooking on the stove, using the microwave or grilling outside instead.

Source: energy.gov

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Notice of Capital Credit Assignment

Non-Profit Operation Each year the Cooperative’s revenues in excess of its operating expenses are recorded on the books as capital furnished by the members, and is known as “capital credits”. Members are notified of the percentage of margins or capital credits assigned for each year. To compute your individual capital credits for the year 2018, you need only to apply the percentage figure shown in the table below to the sum of energy charges, renewable energy charges, and any fuel and outdoor light charges from your 2018 electric service bills, excluding sales tax.

Refunds of Capital Credits to Estates Discounted refunds of capital credits accumulated from operating margins are being returned to estates of deceased members on a continuing basis as the required documents are presented. If you know of such a deceased member for whom an application of refund has not been submitted to REMC, the proper representative may apply for the refund and submit the required evidence of death at any REMC office. It is important that the electric service be changed to the surviving spouse or the person currently receiving service.

General Refund to Members Capital Credit refunds are planned as REMC’s financial position permits.

The percentages for margins shown here are applicable to consumers served on Rate Schedules E (Residential), G (General Service), Outdoor and Street Light-ing. Industrial and large power consumers served on other schedules can be notified individually of capital assigned.

Your Capital Credit Assignment Would Be: If Your Total Electric Bills 2018 Operating Margins For 2018 Were: (Bill x 9.039867%)

$500.00 $45.20 $1,000.00 $90.40 $2,000.00 $180.80 $3,000.00 $271.20 $4,000.00 $361.59

REMCnotifies you of how andwhen you’llreceive yourcapital creditretirements.

REMC tracks how muchelectricity you buy and howmuch money you pay for it

throughout the year.

At the end of the year,

REMC completesfinancial mattersand determineswhether there

are excess revenues,

called margins.

REMC allocates themargins to members

as capital credits based upon their use of electricity during the year.

When REMC’sfinancial condition

permits, your board of directors/trustees

decide to retire, or paythe capital credits.

How Do Capital Credits Work?

Because electric co-ops operate at cost, any excess revenues, called marginsare returned to members in the form of capital credits.

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Attention Teachers: Get Those Bright Ideas Applications in

Early for a Chance to Win a $100 Gift Card

Rutherford EMC is partnering with local educators to bring learning to life through the Bright Ideas education grant program again this year. Educa-tors can submit their applications for Bright Ideas grants of up to $1,000 for innovative, hands-on classroom projects that would not otherwise be funded. Learn more about this awesome program at www.remc.com and apply online at www.ncbrightideas.com. This year marks the 25th anniversary of the Bright Ideas Education Grant program. Rutherford EMC expects to award over $15,000 in Bright Ideas grants to very innovative and deserving educators this year. These grants are avail-able to K-12 teachers for projects in any subject, and educators can apply individually or as a team. Applications can only be submitted online. Applications will be accepted through Sept. 23, 2019. Teachers who submit their applications by the early bird deadline of August 15th will be entered to win one of five $100 Visa gift cards to be given away statewide. To apply, teachers must include a budget; explain the implementation, goals, creative elements and evaluation of the project; and have approval from their school’s principal. Applications will be judged through a competitive evaluation process, with judges looking for projects that feature inventive and creative approaches to learning. Helpful grant-writing tips can be found at www.ncbrightideas.com. Bright Ideas grants are available through each of North Carolina’s 26 in-dependent electric cooperatives, including Rutherford EMC. In 2018, North Carolina’s electric cooperatives collectively set a record by awarding more than $675,000 in Bright Ideas funding – the most awarded in a single year in the history of the program. Since the program began in 1994, educators statewide have received more than $12.2 million in Bright Ideas grant funding, and more than 2.3 million North Carolina students have participated in 11,699 Bright

Ideas-funded projects. As a member-owned cooperative Rutherford EMC is committed to supporting local communities. During the 2018-19 school year Rutherford EMC awarded over $15,600 in Bright Ideas Education Grants to 19 very deserving local edu-cators. This could be your year, so get your Bright Ideas application started on line today!

Have Fun in the Sun and Save Money Too Hot days and long afternoons are best spent poolside with family and friends, but are you paying the price for that backyard summer fun? If your pool’s pump is not Energy Star Certified there is a way to save yourself some money. Energy Star certified pool pumps are proven to save you money in the long run. They use up to 70% less energy than the standard single speed pool pump. This could be a potential savings of about $350 per year in energy costs. Energy Star certified pumps take advantage of the reliable two-speed or even variable speed pump technology. These specialized pumps run quieter and tend to prolong the life of your pools filter and plumbing system as well. Single speed pumps run only in HIGH speed, regardless of what you are try-ing to accomplish. Simple water filtration is the main task for a pool pump and

can be accomplished by utilizing half the power needed for vacuuming in the same pool. Two speed models are great for allowing these different tasks to be completed while using only the energy needed. Variable speed models can even be programmed to deliver just the right water flow to accomplish many different tasks. Energy Star certified pumps can potentially save you thousands of dollars over their lifetime. Statistics show that investing in a certified pump will actually pay for the additional up-front costs in less than two years. Visit www.Energystar.gov/products/other/pool_pumps for more details about how you can have fun in the sun and save money too.

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