Beginning on Thursday, March 1, 2018, both our Bath and Cherry Creek service territories were hit by Storm Riley. Storm Riley produced over a foot of heavy snow in many parts of our system. This heavy snow, mixed with high winds, is a scary recipe for a utility company. The devasta-tion from downed and uprooted trees was unlike anything the Cooperative has expe-rienced in several years.

By the morning of Friday, March 2nd, it was clear that we were dealing with an emergency situation. The Cooperative was able to assess the extent of the outages through the use of our AMR metering and power reliability outage assessment sys-tem. The totals were staggering. 3,985 meters were experiencing an outage, which is approximately 65% of our total system. There were 115 separate outages in our Bath District and 23 in our Cherry Creek District. Based on this preliminary assess-ment, it was clear there was a need to call for mutual aid from other utilities.

By mid-day Friday, SREC received 3 mutual aid crews and 3 bucket trucks from the Village of Fairport, 2 crews and 2 bucket trucks from BNF Powerline Con-struction, 3 crews from Strauss Tree Ser-vice and 1 crew from Asplundh Tree Ex-perts. We are extremely grateful for the support we received.

All personnel, including mutual aid crews, tree crews and SREC office staff, worked around the clock to restore the power and communicate to our members. SREC’s management could not be more proud of the hard work and dedication that was shown by each employee.

During this process we received a sig-nificant amount of feedback from our membership. Much of the feedback was an expression of appreciation. We value all feedback we receive from our members.

One of the main concerns that was ex-pressed to us was the fact members were not given a restoration time early in the process.

We certainly understand this concern and wanted to respond accordingly. Over the past few years, SREC has taken many

steps to improve the flow of information to our members during the course of an out-age and will continue to do so. Despite our ability to monitor power with our AMR metering and power reliability outage as-sessment system, we simply have no way of immediately assessing the extent of the damage in a situation of this magnitude.

In order to provide restoration times in an event such as this, the Cooperative needs to determine how many trees are on the line, how many breaks there are in the line, the extent of damage to each pole and/or piece of equipment, etc. Given the na-ture of the situation, we felt that it would be irresponsible to provide arbitrary outage restoration times.

Many utilities provide restoration times in the beginning stages of a storm. During Storm Riley, we noted a number of these estimates provided by neighboring utilities were required to be revised by several hours and even days in certain cases. Mem-bers rely on the information we provide to plan their lives accordingly, such as a member who requires electricity to power their medical device. This is why we want to be as accurate as possible when provid-ing restoration times. In a situation such as Storm Riley, it is impossible to provide this information in an accurate manner.

Overall, members were very under-standing and we certainly appreciated your patience. We would like to thank all SREC linemen, office staff and mutual aid crews for their hard work, dedication and perse-verance in such adverse conditions.

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Board of Directors:

James R. McCormick - President

Jennifer Thurber - Vice President

Janice L. Hoad - Secretary

Robert V. Nichols - Treasurer

Gordon Foster

Joseph Hauryski

Gary Brockway

William H. Moss, III

Randy Stankey

Upcoming Office Closings:

May 28, 2018

July 4, 2018

May 2018

Winter Storm Riley 2018

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Simple and inexpensive actions can help you save energy and money during the warm spring and summer. Here are seven tips to help you save energy when the weather is warm and you are trying to keep your home cool:

1. Make sure your central air-conditioning system and/or window unit are operating efficiently by giving them a tune up.

2. Set your thermostat to 78 degrees while you’re home, and higher before you leave the house for the day.

3. Turn ceiling fans on when you enter a room and off when you leave. There’s no benefit to running a fan when nobody is around.

4. Close your drapes or blinds when it’s sunny

outside to block the heat from enter-ing the home.

5. Avoid cooking in your kitchen on hot, summer days. Instead, grill outdoors, serve cold dishes or heat food up in the microwave oven.

6. Run the dishwasher and laundry at night when its cooler, and only run full loads.

7. Use bathroom and kitchen fans to remove heat and humidity produced by bathing and cooking.

Baby, it’s hot outside!

Stay Cool Strategies To Help You Save

Find more summer energy-saving tips, articles, vid-eos and more at: www.touchstoneenergy.com/together-we-save.

FOR SALE BY SEALED BID Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative is selling by sealed bid:

2006 Ford F150 4x4 Truck

4.6L V8, 4 Door Regular Cab, 8’ Box

AC, Cruise Control, AM/FM CD Player

143,258 miles

2007 Down Easter Utility Trailer

Single Axle, Fold Down Rear Ramp, 6’4”x12’

Flat Bed, 2” Ball Hitch

Gasboy 9123CE 120V Platform Mount Fuel Dispensing Pump

2” Inlet, 12’ Hose With Auto Shut Off Nozzle

Spring Loaded Hose Retractor

Sealed bids will be accepted until 4:00pm on Tuesday, June 19th at the Bath Office. Bids will be opened by the Board of Directors at their regular meeting on Wednes-day, June 20th. Bid forms are available at the Bath of-fice. These items for bid may be inspected by contacting the Bath office at 607-776-4161 from 7:30am to 4:00pm Monday through Friday.

HONORING HARD WORK and DEDICATION

Imagine waking up to a phone call in the middle of the night. Rain is coming down and wind is howling, but you're ready and willing to brave the storm to do your job. This scenario is a reality for the linemen who serve Steuben Rural Electric and other electric cooperatives around the country.

On April 18th, 2018 we honored these hard-working indi-viduals who often work in challenging conditions to keep the lights on in our homes and businesses.

Our linemen are the first responders of our electric distri-bution system, working around the clock on high-voltage lines, often through dangerous conditions, to ensure reliable service for our members.

They work all hours of the day, spend time away from their families and go above and beyond to restore power to our communities.

Steuben Rural Electric invites our members to take a moment to thank a lineman for the work they do. If you use electricity, then a lineman has had an impact on your life.

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General Manager, Molly Bailey, Resigns

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May Is National Electrical Safety Month

May is National Electrical Safety Month, and SREC wants to raise awareness and help co-op members keep their homes and families safe.

Did you know the average home today has a minimum of three TVs, two DVD players, at least one digital camera, one desktop computer and two cell phones? Today’s increased demand for energy can overburden your home’s electrical system. To protect your home and family:

• Make sure your entertainment center and computer have space for ventilation.

• Don’t use extension cords in high traffic areas or as a permanent power supply.

• Heavy reliance on power strips is an indication that you have too few outlets to meet your needs.

• Keep liquids and drinks away from TVs, computers and other electrical equipment.

• Check for overhead power lines before using lad-ders outdoors.

• Inspect power tools and appliances for frayed cords and broken plugs.

• Unplug outdoor power tools and appliances when not in use.

• Water and electricity do not mix. Avoid damp conditions and wet grass when using electricity.

Beware of Phantom Loads in Your Home

You may turn off the TV, hang up the cordless phone, let your computer go to “sleep” and power down your DVD player, but all these appliances – and many others – continue to draw elec-tricity, costing you energy dollars.

Energy use is multiplied in any appli-ance that has a lit display clock, memory chip, or remote control. These include TVs, DVD and CD players, cable and satellite boxes, cordless phones, microwaves, water coolers, video game players, burglar alarms and much more.

According to the Department of Ener-gy, 40 percent of all electricity used to power home appliances is con-sumed when the appliances are turned off. It’s also estimated that these energy “vampires” use 5 per-cent of our total electricity and cost U.S. consumers more than $3 billion annually, according to the Alliance to Save Energy.

So what can you do to save money?

• Look for the Energy Star label on all appliances that you purchase. Energy Star appliances may use as much as 50 percent less than other appliances.

• Purchase appliances – such as computer and monitors – that will go into sleep (also called stand-by mode) when not in use.

• Anytime you purchase an appliance (such as a microwave) with a contin-ually lighted display and/or clock, you will pay for the constant-on feature. If you can live without these features, your energy costs will decrease.

• If you keep items in your entertain-ment center powered through power strips, you can turn off – and back on – all the equipment at once.

Please join me as we extend best wishes to Molly Bailey in her future endeavors as she has accepted a position that will afford her a work/home balance.

Molly first came to the Cooperative as a consultant in 2013 and upon the retirement of the former general man-ager in 2016, was offered and ac-cepted the position.

She quickly embraced the co-op mis-sion and brought with her a high level of administrative and HR skills, hav-ing graduated from Alfred University

with a Master’s Degree in Community Services Administration and Mans-field University with a Bachelor’s De-gree in Business Administration.

Her combined skills, willingness to learn and adapt to new industry regu-lations and standards have placed the Cooperative in a better position to move forward in the future.

The board and employees welcomed the opportunity to work with and get to know Molly over the past two years and once again, extend our best wishes to her.

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2018 NRECA Annual Meeting in Nashville

Legislative Youth Tour 2018 Delegate - Kendra Ellison

Annually, Steuben Rural Electric Co-operative sponsors a “Legislative Youth Delegate” to participate in the Legislative Youth Tour. The selected youth delegate receives an all-expense paid trip to Washington, D.C. This year’s Legislative conference took place from April 7 - April 11.

Kendra Ellison of Campbell was se-lected by SREC’s Board of Directors to be the Cooperative’s 2018 Legisla-tive Youth delegate. Kendra is the daughter of Clifford N. and Katheryn Ellison III of Campbell.

Kendra is a member of the Class of 2019 at Campbell-Savona Jr./Sr. Cen-tral High School. Kendra is involved in many school organizations such as Diversity Club, Character Club and the academic all-star team. Kendra is also in the school’s acapella group, the Impressionists, choir and band. She is the Vice President of both Stu-dent Council and her class. Kendra was also recently inducted into the National Honor Society.

As a youth delegate, Kendra accom-panied SREC Board of Directors to

The NRECA Annual Meeting is the annual, national gathering of coopera-tive leaders (directors, CEOs and key staff) from around the country - a time to celebrate the strength of the coop-erative network, to conduct important business and to focus on how we can continue our mission of providing members with affordable and reliable electricity.

Alexis Nowicki, the 2017 Legislative Youth delegate was selected to repre-sent the four New York State electric cooperatives at the 2018 NRECA Annual meeting held in Nashville, TN from February 22 - February 28.

Alexis stated “At the annual meeting in Nashville, each delegate from each state came together again to learn more about the cooperatives. It was exciting to see where each delegate was planning on going to college and what they were going to major in. Our time in Nashville was filled with knowledgeable information on the

Washington, D.C. She joined repre-sentatives from New York’s other rural electric co-ops in meetings with local and state representatives and their staff to discuss issues that are im-portant in rural America. Kendra was one of four students in NYS to have received this honor.

Kendra and her chaperone had the opportunity to tour the Capitol building and even got to shake hands with Vice President Mike Pence.

Kendra stated “I had an action packed stay in DC; I enjoyed the Newseum and seeing the cherry blossoms at dawn. The night time tour of the mon-uments was exceptional. In addition to these wonderful events I was able to attend a play at Ford’s theater and a Washington National’s professional baseball game.

“I am grateful to have had this oppor-tunity and look forward to sharing my experience with others.”

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future of cooperatives, rural America and youth involvement.

“Cooperatives play an important role in the life of each member. It is be-coming harder to prevent people mov-ing away from rural America and con-tinuous youth involvement could help with this situation and keep the coop-eratives strong.

“While at the annual meeting, I had the opportunity to meet various NRE-CA directors, CEOs and other leaders who were passionate about co-ops. In between meetings and sessions, we had the chance to do some sight seeing around Nashville. On the last night, everyone came back to the Music City Center and enjoyed a Trace Adkins concert.

“This once in a lifetime experience was made possible because of the time and passion put forth by NRECA and Steuben Rural Electric Coopera-tive. Thank You!”

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Nominating Committee - 2018

District 1 JAMES R. MCCORMICK

Mr. Curt R. Williamson 992 County Route 62

Greenwood, NY 14839

607-225-9907 (Home) 607-590-8072 (Cell)

District 2 JANICE L. HOAD

Mrs. Donna Bossick 5416 Stone House Road

Cameron, NY 14819

607-794-0281

District 3 JOSEPH HAURYSKI

Camelia Oswald 2570 Yawger Hill Road

Bradford, NY 14815

607-583-7331

District 4 GARY BROCKWAY

Mr. Walter Longwell 7582 Telegraph Road

Bath, NY 14810

607-776-4938

District 5 JENNIFER THURBER

Mr. Loren Hayes 3780 County Road 21 Cameron, NY 14819

607-695-2340

District 6 GORDON FOSTER

Mr. Willard A. Caudill 4534 County Route 11

Cameron Mills, NY 14820

607-661-3802

District 7 ROBERT NICHOLS

Mary Ellen Baker 8185 County Route 5

Lindley, NY 14858

607-523-8040 (Home) 607-369-3041 (Cell)

District 8 RANDY STANKEY

Patricia Bromley 12091 Ruckh Hill Road

South Dayton, NY 14138

716-296-5709

District 9 WILLIAM MOSS, III

John D. Robinson, Sr. 9200 Round Top Road Forestville, NY 14062

716-965-4211

Director Nomination & Election Procedures

As a member-owner of Steuben Ru-ral Electric Cooperative, Inc., you can vote for or run for a term on the Board of Directors. Three of the nine seats will be up for election at the Annual Meeting in October:

District 5 - Jennifer Thurber; District 7 - Robert V. Nichols; District 8 - Randy Stankey.

Are You Eligible?

SREC encourages eligible, interest-ed members to consider running for the Board of Directors. The qualifica-tions are specified in the Bylaws as follows:

No person shall be eligible to be-come or remain a director or hold any position of trust in the Coopera-tive who:

1. Is not a member and domiciliary of the district within the Cooper-ative for which the director was elected to serve;

2. Is in any way employed by or financially interested in a compet-ing enterprise or a business sell-ing electric energy, equipment or supplies to the Cooperative; or

3. Is an employee of the Coopera-tive or has been an employee of the Cooperative within five (5) years from the date of the annual meeting at which the nomination will come to a vote;

4. Is unable to read, write and speak in the English language;

5. Is not able to legally enter con-tracts;

6. Is a convicted felon;

7. Who has had bills owed to the Cooperative delinquent for more than ninety (90) days within the past two (2) years.

Three Ways To Run!

The first way to be placed on the bal-

lot is to be nominated by the nomi-nating committee. For further infor-mation please call your nominating committee appointee listed above.

The second method is by petition. Any fifteen (15) or more members acting together may make other nominations by petition not less than fifteen (15) days prior to the Annual meeting and the Cooperative shall post such nominations under the direction of the Secretary of the Board of Directors, at the same place where the list of nominations made by the committee is posted. The last method is to be nominated from the floor at the annual meeting. For more information on meeting dates, forms, etc. call the Bath office at 1-800-843-3414 ext. 2114.

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STEUBEN RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC.

Bath Office 9 Wilson Ave Bath, NY 14801

Phone: 607-776-4161 Phone: 800-843-3414 Office Hours: (M-F) 7:30-4

For Sale Hay, 6x6 big bales for $30.00 or small square for $2.00; electric wheel chair, needs a battery, the arms are a little worn - $100.00. Call 607-695-2689. Keto Zone diet book - Very Successful - $7.00. Call 607-698-2568. Animal lures & baits, deer lures & cover scents, hunting/trapping supplies. Supply catalog - $1. Bill Russ Trading Post Store, 25 William St, Addison NY 14801. Like new, 24” LG TV w/remote - $75.00; portable DVD player, no battery - $10.00; JVC compact VHS camcorder - $50.00; beau-tiful 38”x25” winter scene framed living room picture - $80.00; new, green & black plaid fleece coat, M/L pull-over - $50.00; 3 pairs, size 2, AE jeggings & jeans - $8.00 each; new, home cinema projector - $20.00; laptop, HP stream 13” notebook w/case, windows 10, 2 USB ports - $100.00;

old pull behind grader - $400.00. Prices negotia-ble. Call 607-776-9480, evenings. Trapping Supplies. Grandview Fur Center, Bill Bowdoin, Bradford, NY. Call 607-583-4600.

Miscellaneous The Cala Lily Yarn Shop is open! Beautiful yarns, notions, and gift items. 10% off all regularly priced yarn to members with Co-op Connections Card. Country Shop open March-December, Wednesday & Saturday, 10-3 and Thurs-day, 4:30-8:30. Closed Jan & Feb. Call 716-397-9478. Welder hats & doo rags. Hand made in many pat-terns including sports. Embroidery also available on plain colored hats. Many designs, including IBEW and fist with lighting bolts. Have your local # and name embroidered on your hat or doo rag. Call or text for pricing, free shipping is available.

The Trading Post

Phone: 716-296-5651 Phone: 800-883-8236

Office Hours: (M-F) 7-3:30

To advertise in the next issue of The Energizer, please mail

or email your ad by July 18, 2018 to:

Steuben REC, Inc. 9 Wilson Ave

Bath, NY 14810 Attn: Kristen Cleveland

kcleveland@steubenrec.com

Cherry Creek Office 5966 South Rd Cherry Creek, NY 14723

We’re On The Web

www.steubenrec.coop

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SEW MANY THINGS By Judy. Call 912-655-8336. Also search for me on Fa-cebook. ANN’s Housekeeping & Cleaning Service, “Old Fashion Cleaning, We Get In All The Corners”. Refer-ences and reliable! Homes, offices, cottages, parties & seasonal clean-ing. Call 607-329-4906. Gift certificates available. Custom Welding - alumi-num, stainless and braz-ing. Light fabrication & repair. Call for appoint-ment at 607-776-8018.

Wanted

Battery run golf cart and a cheaper snowmobile. Call 607-698-2568. Small or medium size pel-let stove. Call 607-698-4339. Raw fur and deer hides. Grandview Fur Center, Bill Bowdoin, Bradford, NY. Call 607-583-4600.

Happy Hunting! In the body of this news-letter are five (5) account numbers. If you find your

account number in this newsletter call the office within fifteen (15) days

and your account will be credited $10.00.

In accordance with the provisions of the New York Codes, Rules and Regula-tions, the Steuben Rural Electric Cooperative, Inc. is required to permit a residen-tial customer to designate, in writing, a third party to receive a copy of every no-tice of discontinuance of service to the customer, provided that such third party indicated in writing a willingness to receive such notices. If you wish to designate a third party to receive these notices, please contact the main office at (607) 776-4161 for a copy of the applicable paperwork.

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