Perennial Office Temporarily Closes to Public Due to COVID-19
To limit the potential person-to-person spread of COVID-19, we are temporarily closing our office to customers, vendors, and sales associates on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. We feel that this decision is in the best interest of our customers and our employees. Our industry and the service we provide is considered a critical service, so extreme caution is warranted. This situation will be evaluated on a daily basis. Read More…
Only Pay for What is Needed
Every time I see Liberty Mutual’s television commercial about customizing car insurance to only pay for what you need; I’m reminded that a public power district basically works the same way. You only pay for what is needed to cover operating expenses. As a public entity, we don’t have stockholders who invest in the company and expect to receive annual dividends. This means that we don’t have profit as a line item in the cost of service studies that we conduct to determine the rate that we use to calculate your bill. Granted, at the end of each year we have an amount left over after we have met all of our financial obligations, or at least we hope there is something left, and we aren’t in the red. We refer to this remaining amount of cash as Margin and, instead of it being sent off to far-away investors, it is used to replace aging facilities and make upgrades to the electric system. Read More…
Important Upcoming April Observances
It seems that some cause or some group is singled out for special recognition every day of the week. Throw in the occasional awareness week or month, and well, it looks like you could celebrate something every day if it were your prerogative. For example, during April, International Pillow Fight Day, Draw a Picture of a Bird Day, and Scrabble Day, as well as a host of other special days, are observed. I want to draw your attention to some other, not as trivial, April observances. Read More…
