Coop News from EnerStar

Come one, come all

The time of day that our members use power changes how much that power costs our electric cooperative. It’s the law of supply and demand: When everybody’s using electricity, it costs more and puts a bigger strain on the electric system.

You probably haven’t thought much about the work of a lineman. But before you ever flip a switch to turn on the lights, the EnerStar linemen have already set poles, connected miles of wire and flipped more than a few switches of their own. It’s challenging work, but also important work. That in itself is very rewarding.

Sometimes, you may hear that EnerStar will be having a “planned outage.” Ever wondered why?

Occasionally, the equipment we use to bring power to your home needs to be repaired or replaced. When this happens, as a way to keep our crews and you safe, we plan a power interruption.

“We do our best to plan these outages during times when you will be least inconvenienced,” said EnerStar’s CEO Mike Clark.