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Tennessee
Magazine -
As
a service to our members, this publication is mailed each month to all
residential members. With over 400,000 readers, it contains articles on
everything from recipes to travel. The four page PEC section is
written specifically for our members. Programs
Offered
- Brochures
and information on
a variety of topics are available in the PEC office, including: the
energy right new homes program, manufactured homes program, water heater
program and the heat pump program. Information on safety, energy
conservation and general information about PEC and electric cooperatives
is also available. Heat
Pump Loans - Loans
in amounts of
up to $10,000 per dwelling are available to qualified members for
installation of a heat pump. The program is in cooperation with the
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA). Outdoor
Lighting
-
Outdoor light installation
and maintenance is available for a monthly rental fee. Installing an
outdoor light will increase the visibility of your home and property, allow you to spend more time outdoors, and give you peace of mind. School
and Community Programs -
Being
a vital part of the community is important to PEC. We sponsor
programs such as the Washington Youth Tour Essay Contest, Youth
Leadership Seminar, Louie the Lightning Bug Program, the High Voltage
Program, Electricity and Magnetism Programs, 4-H Electric Camp,
Tennessee Council of Electric Cooperatives Couples Conference and other
school programs. We work with our local governments with Rural
Development Loans. Also, anyone interested in having PEC make a
presentation to their school, civic or service organization is welcome
to call. C&I
Program - This
program is
for commercial and industrial accounts and is available at no charge. It
offers these members assistance with expansions, wiring, power factor
recommendations, heating and air conditioning, and lighting. Surge
Protection - A
power surge is a sudden increase in the amount of electricity flowing
into and through your home, the most dramatic example being lightning.
PEC offers the installation of a lighting arrester at the
weatherhead for a
one time fee of $50.00 Underground
Service - To
receive underground service a
member must open and close the trench and provide conduit. PEC will run
the conductors at no charge to a residential dwelling. Water
Heater Incentive
- A $200 incentive will be paid when a new electric water heater is
installed in an all-electric new home. If a new electric water heater is
installed in a gas heated new home, a $50 incentive will be paid. If an
electric water heater is replaced with a new electric water heater in an
existing home, the member will receive a $50 incentive. If a member
replaces a gas water heater with a new electric water heater, a $200 incentive will
be paid. Energy
Audits
- A free energy audit of your home or business is available at no charge,
upon request. Bank
Drafts -
Sign up
for the automatic bank draft service and pay your electric bill
without the hassle of writing checks, buying stamps, or making a trip to
the PEC office. Lighting
and Sound Equipment
- PEC has
stage lighting, sound equipment, projectors and etc, that may be borrowed.
PEC Levelized Billing Plan Pickwick Electric Cooperative is now offering a program designed to make financial budgeting easier for our customers. This new program is called levelized billing. Levelized billing is being offered to our customers as a means to even out their monthly electric payments. By participating in this program, members will be able to smooth out the high and low seasonal fluctuations in their electric bills. Levelized billing also assists in helping to budget your monthly electrical energy expense. With levelized billing, the monthly bill amount will automatically be recomputed each month. A separate calculation is made on each service based on the levelized billing formula. A safety calculation of 120 percent has been implemented to keep a customer's levelized bill from jumping too much from one month to the next. This means a bill is guaranteed not to differ more than 20 percent from the customer's average bill from month to month. It is important to remember there will be months when your overall account balance will be a credit and other periods when this account will show you owe more than your monthly levelized payment. Please
do not attempt to adjust your account balance by paying more or less
than what is indicated by your level payment amount. As long as you
continue to pay the level payment amount each month, your account will
be automatically adjusted to keep it from accumulating too much of a
credit or debit balance. This plan won't affect the amount of
electricity used or how much is paid for each kilowatt hour. Meter
readings of these accounts will still be required each month. In order
for a customer to be eligible for levelized billing, there must be at
least 12 months of continuous service, the account must be paid in full
and have a fair or better pay rating with the cooperative. Once a
customer has signed up for levelized billing and decides he no longer
wants to participate, all he has to do is call the PEC office and ask to
be removed from the program. The customer will then pay the total
account balance, and future bills will be based on each month's actual
meter reading.
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