News Archive

If solar isn’t installed correctly it can back-feed onto the lines and cause damage to property or serious injury to people. Learn more in the video and at www.hoecoop.org/residentialsolar.

Go electric! There are various electric options when it comes to both indoor and outdoor appliances.

It's Safe Digging Day! Before you put shovel to dirt, call 811 to get underground utilities marked: https://missouri-811.org.

Harvest season is coming! Which means there is no better time to brush up on your equipment safety, especially when it comes to being aware of near power lines and power poles.

Scarlet Bouchard of Bakersfield was among the 93 high school students from across Missouri who participated in the Missouri Electric Cooperative CYCLE (Cooperative Youth Conference and Leadership Experience) program. The conference was held July 19-21, 2023, at the DoubleTree Hotel in Jefferson City. She was sponsored by Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative.

Would your child know what to do if a school bus approached a downed power line? Watch this powerful video and learn how knowing what to do could save a life: https://safeelectricity.org/public-education/videos-library/tlc-safe-bus/.

We currently have 1,538 members without power from Dora, Tecumseh, Alton, West Plains and Koshkonong. Dispatch is aware and crews have been notified. If you need to report an outage you may do so on the SmartHub app on your phone or here on our website.

When the temperatures are extreme, energy demands are high. Learn what you can do to help by watching this video about peak energy demand.

Weather forecasts are calling for extreme temperatures and heat indexes today. We’re issuing a PEAK ALERT and encouraging HOEC members to reduce their electricity usage from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. The extreme heat and longer run time on HVAC units could set a peak that affects power costs in the future.

We request that you use these ideas to minimize your household’s electric usage:

ShoMe Technologies (our fiber network provider) has scheduled network maintenance that may affect the HOEC phone system from 12:01 am to 5:00 am in the early morning of Friday, July 21. If you need to report a power outage during this time frame, remember you can use the SmartHub mobile app or the SmartHub link on our website.