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Prince George ElectricCooperative News

PRINCE GEORGEELECTRIC COOPERATIVE

Headquarters:7103 General Mahone Hwy.

P.O. Box 168Waverly, VA 23890-0168

Customer Service Office:5718 Courthouse RoadPrince George, VA 23875

24-Hour Emergency Service804-834-2424

Website: www.pgec.coop

Office Hours: M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

President & CEOMike Malandro, P.E.

Prince George Electric Cooperative is anequal opportunity provider and employer.

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Save the date!

PGEC’s Annual Members’ Meeting isMonday, Aug. 27, 2018. At PGECevery customer is a member-owner ofthe business. Unlike other electricutilities, your Co-op exists to makesure your needs are met, not to makea profit. And since every electric co-opis locally owned and operated, yourCo-op is always there with you,reinvesting in your community. So planto come out in August, chat with yourneighbors, and learn what yourCooperative has accomplished andhas plans to accomplish.

Two local students earn electric co-op scholarships

Next Generation LEDLightbulb Offer Coming Soon!!

Christine Bartruff and Caleb Poppel, seniors at Prince George High School, haveeach earned $1,000 college scholarships awarded by the Education ScholarshipFoundation of the Virginia, Maryland & Delaware Association of Electric

Cooperatives (VMDAEC).Christine is the daughter of Penny and Edward Bartruff of Disputanta and Caleb is the

son of Mary and Timothy Poppel of Prince George. Both were eligible for considerationbecause their parents are consumer-members of Prince George Electric Cooperative (PGEC).Recipients are chosen based on three major criteria: financial need (40 percent),

academic achievement (40 percent) and community involvement (20 percent). Applicantsmust also provide evidence of their acceptance in a post-high-school educational institutionor program.This year, the VMDAEC Educational Scholarship Foundation is awarding 54 $1,000

Worth Hudson scholarships to students who live in areas served by electric cooperatives inDelaware, Maryland and Virginia. These grants can be used to pay for tuition, fees and books.The scholarships are named in honor of Worth Hudson, the first chairman of the

VMDAEC Education Scholarship Foundation and former chairman of the board ofdirectors of Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative in Chase City, Virginia. Since its inception in 2000, the Foundation has awarded 683 scholarships totaling $582,500. The Foundation is funded through tax-deductible donations and bequests from individuals,

proceeds from benefit fundraising events and CoBank’s Sharing Success Program. Founded in 1944, VMDAEC is the trade association for Prince George Electric

Cooperative and 14 other electric co-ops that serve Virginia, Maryland and Delaware. It isbased in Glen Allen, Virginia, and provides safety and employee training, governmentalrelations, communications, including the publication of Cooperative Living magazine, andother services to its member cooperatives. For more information on VMDAEC and thescholarship program, visit www.vmdaec.com or www.co-opliving.com.

Thanks to the members who have supported the online CREE LED Lightbulb offersover the last year. PGEC members have taken advantage of the deep-discountedbulb price and have saved on their energy bills by switching to energy-efficient LEDbulbs. The program has been so successful and in working with our vendor partnerCREE, a new LED bulb-buying opportunity will soon be available — “ExperienceExceptional.” Be watching for details on our Facebook page and on our website atwww.pgec.coop. The current online bulb offer, “Better Bulb – Better Price,” is stillavailable and there is plenty of inventory. Members can order up to 20 energy-efficient CREE LED bulbs, delivered right to your door. For full ordering details, seethe information on our website under the Energy Efficiency tab. Start saving today!

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Nondiscrimination StatementIn accordance with Federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture

(USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its Agencies, offices, andemployees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs areprohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex,gender identity (including gender expression), sexual orientation, disability, age, maritalstatus, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program,political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program oractivity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remediesand complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident.

Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication forprogram information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language,etc.) should contact the responsible Agency or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339. Additionally, program information may be made available in languagesother than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA ProgramDiscrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at http://www.ascr.usda.gov/complaint_filing_cust.html and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDAand provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copyof the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter toUSDA by:

(1) mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights1400 Independence Avenue, SWWashington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (202) 690-7442; or(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

The 2018 Atlantic hurricane season begins June 1

Understanding the difference betweenNational Weather Service watchesand warnings is critical to being

prepared for any dangerous weatherhazard, including hurricanes.

A watch lets you know that weatherconditions are favorable for a hazard tooccur. It literally means “be on guard!”During a weather watch, gather awarenessof the specific threat and prepare for action— monitor the weather to find out ifsevere weather conditions have deterioratedand discuss your protective action planswith your family.

A warning requires immediate action.This means a weather hazard is imminent— it is either occurring (a tornado hasbeen spotted, for example) — or it is aboutto occur at any moment. During a weatherwarning, it is important to take action:Grab the emergency kit you have preparedin advance and head to safety immediately.Both watches and warnings are important,but warnings are more urgent.

Hurricane / Tropical Storm Alerts

• Tropical Storm Watch: Anannouncement that tropical stormconditions are possible within thespecified area.

• Hurricane Watch: An announcementthat hurricane conditions are possiblewithin the specified area.

Because outside-preparedness activitiesbecome difficult once winds reachtropical storm force, watches areissued 48 hours in advance of theanticipated onset of tropical-storm-force winds.

Action: During a watch, prepare your home and review your plan forevacuation in case a Hurricane orTropical Storm Warning is issued. Listen closely to instructions from local officials.

• Tropical Storm Warning: Anannouncement that tropical stormconditions are expected within thespecified area.

• Hurricane Warning: Anannouncement that hurricaneconditions are expected within thespecified area.

Because outside-preparednessactivities become difficult oncewinds reach tropical storm force,warnings are issued 36 hours inadvance of the anticipated onset oftropical-storm-force winds.

Action: During a warning, completestorm preparations and immediatelyleave the threatened area if directedby local officials.

• Extreme Wind Warning: Extremesustained winds of a major hurricane(115 mph or greater), usuallyassociated with the eyewall, areexpected to begin within an hour.

Action: Take immediate shelter in the interior portion of a well-builtstructure.

Additional Watches and Warnings may be issued to provide detailedinformation on specific threats such asfloods and tornadoes. Local NationalWeather Service offices issue FlashFlood/Flood Watches and Warnings aswell as Tornado Warnings.

Source: NOAA.gov

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Can you help us find these member-consumers?

We owe them money ...Listed below are the names of those consumers whose capital credit refund checks

were mailed and returned to PGEC unclaimed as of March 31, 2018. If you know thewhereabouts of any of these people, please have them or their legal representative

contact the Cooperative office to provide the information listed on the inquiry below. It mayalso be completed and mailed to us.

If a name listed is a current customer, their refund will be applied to their active account(s).

PGEC Capital Credit Refund InquiryAccount Name: ______________________________________________________

Account No. (if known): ______________ Year(s) of Membership:____________

Previous Address: ___________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Member’s Current Address: ___________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Social Security No.: __________________ Phone: _________________________

Inquiry Made By:_____________________________________________________

Relationship to Member: ______________ Phone: ________________________

If the Cooperative Member is Deceased:

Date of Death: ___________________

Estate Representative: ________________________________________________(circle one) Executor / Executrix / Administrator / Next of Kin

Address: ____________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

Phone: _______________________ or ___________________________________

Please fill out this form and mail it to Prince George Electric Cooperative,Attn.: Capital Credits Dept., P.O. Box 168, Waverly, VA 23890-0168

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Change That Filter!

As the first signs of summer heat are starting to hit central Virginia, now’s a goodtime to make sure your air-conditioning system is in peak working condition. Partof ensuring your system is ready for the hot temperatures is to Change That Filter!

Most manufacturers suggest changing your system air filters monthly or quarterly. Takeadvantage of PGEC’s online air-filter-ordering program and save time and money. Checkout the hundreds of filter options and sizes available to fit most all AC systems. Filtersizes range from 10 x 10 to 25 x 25 and larger, and most major system manufacturers’filters are available. Online ordering is secure, and the filters are delivered straight to yourdoor ... no hassle of shopping at the big box stores to get the best price. Ordering is easy... check out all the different filters you can order ... go to www.pgec.coop and click onthe Energy Efficiency tab and scroll down to “Change That Filter.” Start saving today.Another benefit of being a member-owned electric cooperative!

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PGEC continues to deploy fiber to the homeand receives $1.25 million grant from theVirginia Tobacco Commission for Sussex County

Established in 1938, Prince GeorgeElectric Cooperative’s (PGEC)founders “acted on a vision of

improved quality of life” to bring thecomforts of automated overhead lightingto rural Prince George and Sussexcounties for the first time. Eighty yearslater, PGEC’s President & CEO MikeMalandro still embraces theseprogressive values, acting on analtruistic vision to improve the area’squality of life through broadband access. Unveiled in October 2016, PGEC and

its subsidiary, PGEC Enterprises, LLC,launched a pilot program that provides a last-mile, fiber-to-the-home model,bringing internet service to theseunserved rural communities. Thisrevolutionary process begins with theinstallation of a “smart grid” of largefibers connecting power substationsacross the service area. Using efficienttools, PGEC’s own linemen lay the “last-mile” of fiber, connecting individualmember homes and businesses directlyto the smart grid. This process is justlike in 1938 when the Cooperative built out electrification in rural parts of America. The fiber build-out is alsolike the electric build-out in that it is amulti-year project and the constructionprocess will take time to complete.

PGEC Enterprises, LLC’s initial proofof concept connected 50 homes andpublic buildings along West QuakerRoad at a modest cost of $82 per monthfor access to 30 Mbps with no datarestrictions. To date, 250-plus additional residents

in Prince George County have submittedapplications for internet to theCooperative; 129-plus residents havealready been connected in addition tothe pilot project.

The Cooperative recently received anaward for Innovative Practices for thebroadband fiber initiative from theHopewell-Prince George Chamber of

(L-R) PGEC President & CEO Mike Malandro, Congressman Don McEachin, PGEC Board Chair Paul Brown and PGEC VP of Engineering Casey Logan met at the Co-op’sWaverly headquarters. Congressman McEachin has strongly supported the Co-op’sbroadband initiative.

Commerce in February and was given a$1.25 million grant from the VirginiaTobacco Commission to expandbroadband service into Sussex County.

Combined with a $1 million grantfrom Prince George County awarded in2017, PGEC Enterprises, LLC, hasacquired the means to deliver broadbandto 1,000 users. This brings the initiativeto a self-sustaining level and allows forcontinued expansion at an expeditedrate, addressing a critical need to thebusiness and residential communities. “High-speed internet has become the

fourth utility,” said Malandro. “Access to broadband is imperative for thisregion to remain globally competitive for business and will simultaneouslyimprove the local quality of life through its contribution to education,workforce development and more. We are long overdue addressing thisgrowing inequity.”

Increased access to high-speedinternet in the PGEC service area willmost profoundly affect workforcedevelopment in rural areas along theeducation continuum, ranging fromonline primary school resources toprofessional credentialing. An exampleof change to come will be the ability forthe Virginia Community College Systemto expand online opportunities for in-demand job openings. Broadbandaccess significantly lowers collegetuitions, which translates into morestudents accessing talent-pipelineprograms. Deployment of broadbandaffords rural residents the ability toaccess online community college andfour-year university courses, providingthe area with a stronger workforce,which will ultimately attract moreeconomic development opportunities.

In Our Community

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SHRED DAY AND FOOD BANK DRIVE:

PRINCE GEORGE COUNTY’S EMS SURVIVOR DAY:

ANNUAL CAREER DAY AT ROWANTY TECH CENTER:

On Saturday, March 24, Fort Lee Federal CreditUnion, Prince George County Police and PGECheld a Shred Day and Foodbank Drive tosupport area food pantries.

Prince George County held its annual EMS Survivor Day event at PrinceGeorge High School on Saturday, April 21. The event assists area residents to plan and prepare for natural disasters and unforeseen situations wherenormal emergency services may not be available.

PGEC’s KyleHolcomb andJustin Ellis spokewith studentsabout the field ofbroadband internetservices andelectric linemancareers. Severalstudents indicatedthey have enrolledin SouthsideCommunityCollege’s PowerLine Workerprogram.

YALE FARM DAY EVENT:

Sussex County 1st- and 2nd-graders learn about electrical safetyat the Yale Farm Day event held April 13 at the Oakhill Farm inYale. PGEC lineman Chris Pruitt demonstrates electric safety tointerested students.

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