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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.

Be careful today; watch yourself and others for signs of Heat Exhaustion or Heat Stroke. Keep energy savings in mind too... while air conditioning is a necessity on a day like this, you can use our home cooling tips to help control your bill while staying comfortable.

Did you know that HOEC has Midland Weather Radios available for purchase? There are two models available: WR120 (a standard weather alert radio) and WR400 (which also includes AM/FM radio). Severe weather and tornadoes are most common in Southern Missouri during the months of March through July between 3 PM and 7 PM, but they can happen anytime.

High electric bills can cause you to break a sweat if you don’t take steps to save energy and limit your electricity use. However, there are simple and easy ways to save on your electric bill. Visit www.membersfirst.coop/summer-energy-efficiency-tips and www.hoecoop.org/energysavingtips for home cooling tips.

The large outages from last evening have been restored. Due to damages from last night’s storm, HOEC crews will be making repairs to a damaged pole. To safely make these repairs, electrical service will have to be interrupted; this will affect approximately 340 HOEC members in the Thayer area this morning. Due to the nature of these repairs, we cannot give an estimate on restoration time. We appreciate your patience as we work to safely address the situation.