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Capital Credits

Did you or a family member have electric service from EnerStar (formerly Edgar Electric) from the years of 1969 to 1976. If so, we may be looking for you. Follow this link (PDF) to see a list of former members we are trying to locate.

Getting to know your Member Services Department

When you call the co-op office and hear, “Thank you for ­calling EnerStar. How may I help you?” you are most likely talking to an employee in our Member Services Department. They work hard for our membership and ­really never know what the day will bring!

EnerStar lineworkers perform annual “pole top” rescue exercises

With blue skies above, it was a perfect day for EnerStar Electric’s line crews to buckle on fall-restraint equipment belts, dig into utility poles and begin their annual pole top rescue exercises.

Please make room for roadside crews

When the power goes out, so do crews from EnerStar Electric Cooperative. Lineworkers are the first to respond after an outage occurs, and they work tirelessly to restore power to the communities we serve.

If you’re traveling and see one of our crews on the side of the road, we kindly ask that you move over if possible and give them a little extra space to work. We deeply care about the safety of all, and this extra precaution ensures just that.

2016 capital credit allocation notices mailed

EnerStar recently mailed to all members who received electric service in 2016 a notice of their individual capital credit allocation.

“We encourage members to put the allocation notice with the rest of their important papers,” said EnerStar’s Susan Watson, member services-billing supervisor. She also encouraged those members who were members in 2016 but did not receive a notice to contact the cooperative office.

Live Line Demo comes to EnerStar

Co-op takes time to plug into safety We all depend on electricity to power our lives, but accidents can happen when electricity is improperly used. According to the Electrical Safety Foundation International, thousands of people in the U.S. are critically injured and electrocuted as a result of electrical fires, accidents and electrocution in their own homes.

To promote safety education in our local communities as part of the co-op’s mission, EnerStar recently sponsored two Live Line Demo events at the cooperative’s headquarters.

Gene Higginbotham retires from board

Gene Higginbotham of Martinsville, who has served as the director from District 7 since 1998, has announced his retirement from the cooperative board of directors.

EnerStar Electric Cooperative holds Annual Meeting of Members

As is tradition, EnerStar Electric Cooperative members gathered for their 78th Annual Meeting of Members, following a pancake and sausage breakfast, on Sat., March 18. Once again, members were able to participate in the meeting through real-time voting. Each household was given a remote to help “voice” their answers to questions offered by President/CEO Mike Clark throughout the meeting. 

In his address, Clark updated members on EnerStar Electric’s upcoming community solar initiative, rate stability, financial condition and member satisfaction. “It’s a great day to be a co-op member,” said Clark. “I am very proud of where our cooperative is. Our equity levels and our system infrastructure are both in a good position, but you can count on us to always seek opportunities for improvement.”

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