February 2018

This Cimarron Electric Community Solar Farm is West of our Kingfisher headquarters.

While it is no secret that wind energy is one of today’s top renewable resources, you may be surprised to know that wind energy has been a regular part of Cimarron Electric’s generation and distribution model since 2003.

Along with wind energy, Cimarron Electric also has solar energy generation helping to provide electricity for our members.

Completing the trifecta of renewable energy is the low cost hydropower that is produced from generators in state lake dams.

These 3 sources of renewable energy produce approximately one third of Cimarron Electric and our sister cooperatives generation needs.

What that means is that you, personally get to

Cimarron generates "green” member-owners

enjoy the green benefits of renewable energy, without ever lifting a finger. Cimarron Electric prides itself on offering this type of green en-ergy to our member-owners.

Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC), provides all the power needs for Cimarron and 16 more electric cooperatives in Oklaho-ma, Altus Air Force Base and 4 electric co-op’s in New Mexico.

WFEC has a vision to share the power of the sun. Solar farms have been built in 21 com-munities in WFEC’s trade territory. Six Utility Scale Solar Farms and 13 Community Solar sites. These projects were built by WFEC offer-ing end use solar power to cooperative mem-bers in the generation mix. Solar power will enhance long-term rate stability. (Cont. Page 6)

Cimarron TrusteesTom Kloeppel, President.. .......Dist. 6Ron Sproul, V-President ..........Dist. 1Jim Simmons, Secretary ..........Dist. 9 Chalentz Hedges, Treasurer.....Dist. 2 Rudy Patzkowsky ....................Dist. 3Amie Reed ...............................Dist. 4Gene Peters ..............................Dist. 5Robert Yeoman. ............... .......Dist. 7Raymond Flatt .........................Dist. 8

Cimarron CEOMark Snowden

CEC News EditorBarry Haynie

What to do if the electricity goes off...

1. Check your fuse or breaker box.. 2. Check with your neighbors. Is their power off? If so, have they already reported the outage? 3. Report Your outage on Smart Hub or text your outage if you have your cell phone # in our text outage system. You will receive a text back, that your outage was reported. Also a text when your power is restored!If not signed up for text outage reporting, then call CEC at 375-4121 or our toll free number 1-800-375-4121 and the trouble will be corrected as soon as possible.

Please have your service #, account #, or map location ready. This information is very valuable if you have multiple accounts.

Connect, Disconnects Not Made On Weekends.

For Updates on Outages,go to cimarronelectric.com or

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Lightning Arrestor Training

Engineer Jason Fontaine updates linemen in safety meeting on new products, safety margins of protection, lead lengths and choosing right arrestors for the right voltage at monthly meeting.

New Warehouse Progressing

The new warehouse is starting to take shape as the big structures are in place and the walls are going up.

Watch how the little changes add up to big savings. With the Togeth-erWeSave.com App from Touch-stone Energy Cooperatives, you can discover easy ways to save energy and money in your home.* Calculators for lightbulbs, appli-ances, refrigerators, water heaters and space heaters.* Tips - Choose random, water heating, kitchen, laundry, lighting, heating, air conditioning/cooling or appliances. Go to: Touchstone En-ergy.com and click on Together We Save for Tools and Resources.

Together We Save

Classifieds Ad deadline is the 15th of the month. Ads must be resubmitted each month

CEC reserves the right to edit or limit ads

How To Submit Ads E-mail: barry@cimarronelectric.com Mail: P.O. Box 299, Kingfisher OK. 73750 Phone: (405) 375-4185Fax (405) 375-4209

SM SQU Bermuda & Prairie. RD bales of mix grass. Sprayed for weeds & fert. NW of OKC (405)203-5247

Sweetheart Ride by horseback. 2 hours total, snacks, private picnic. Old Caldwell Trail Stables 580-309-0135. Fay, OK.

For Sale: Grass fed/corn fed Angus Beef. ALL NATURAL, NO HOR-MONES, NO ANTIBIOTICS or FEED ADDITIVES. Taking orders for 1/4, 1/2 or whole. Very reasonably priced. 580-370-2121.

Two Registered Mare Quarter Horses for sale! One Bay (13 yrs), and one Sorrel (11 yrs). Both stand at 16 hands and turn heads every-where we take them! Extremely muscular, well broke, sweethearts, no spook, stand for anything, and have current Coggins. Come check them out! $3,500 each. 580-402-4869

For Sale: 2188 International Com-bine. Also 2388 International Com-bine. Both field ready. Call 405-368-7865.

2017 Kabota Tractor. 33 horse-power, hydrostatic drive, front end loader, finish mower, tiller, box blade. Diesel engine.Only 7 hours. $25,000 obo. 405-853-5786.

Storage units for rent at Oakwood Storage. 10 x 15 = $50. 10 x 20 = $70.580-891-3435

BULLS: Purebreds and LimFlexRegistered Limousin Bulls.Homo Black & Homo Polled,Low Birth weight, Gentle, goodGrowth, Excellent for heifers.405 828 4279 or 405 833 4758

CHISHOLM TRAIL MUSEUM605 Zellers AveKingfisher, OK 73750Bring in this ad for $2 off the cost of adult admission!For questions about pricing and hours, give us a call at (405) 375-5176.

Conceal Carry (CCW), Basic Pis-tol Fundamentals, Refuse to be a Victim (Situational Awareness) Courses/Seminars for individual or businesses. Call for next sched-uled classes or more information. Certified NRA and SDA Firearm Instructor. 405-375-4758 CAIFIRE-ARMTRAINING@GMAIL.COM

Commercial Angus Bulls Two year old black bulls , ready to go. . 12 Yearlings. $2250.00 vet tested 580-445-8706 Sweet Pro lick tubs. All natural, no urea ! 250# tubs 18 & 20 % protein $85.00 each. 18% Fly Tub $95.00 Bloat Tubs $95.00 , sheep $95.00 and horse tubs 125# $98.00. 580-445-8706 Hartzell’s Heat & Air. 32 years in HVAC/R field. Licensed, bonded and insured. We guarantee satis-faction and a smile! Ask me about geothermal equipment. 580-334-2814 hartzellsheatair.com

FENCING SUPPLIES - BEST PRICES !! - CBI Pipe & Supply - 3 mi. West of Guthrie on Hwy 33 - Used Oil-field Tubing, Casing, Sucker Rods, New Pipe, Steel Post, New & Used Cable, Sheffield Barb Wire, T Post, Electric Fence Wire, Field & Horse Fence, Gates, Cont. Fence Panels, Hardware, Cattle Guards & Much More! Please call for prices 405-282-7373.

Cedar C, L.L.C.! Located at 5243 State Highway 51, Hennessey, Oklahoma! Owned by Drew and Marissa Classen. Local horse stable offering horses for sale, boarding, training, riding lessons, and birth-day parties! Search “cedarcstable” on Facebook for packages and pricing. Call to reserve or book! 580-402-4869

Seaton Construction: Barn repair, add-ons, vinyl siding, roofing, win-dows, metal buildings and repairs. 405-368-1500.

Case IH 1680 Combine and 30 foot 1010 header. $12,000.00 580-623-1072.

Three point box blade, grader blade, cultivator and platform hauler. Sell all for $600 obo. Also 1960 Chevrolet 235 cubic inch complete engine. $150.00. Call 405-375-5140 or 405-538-7147.

Golf Carts by Jim. For Lake-Golf-Ranch-Home-Kids or Grand kids. Sales & Service. 405-886-1985.

Classified AdsAll natural Tan Lift Chair $275.00. Paid around $700, like new. 7 miles North of Crescent, Lovell area. 580-762-1968.

For Sale: 4 drawer wooden filing cabinet (hand built by carpenter, great shape) $25. Grocery cart $5, 2 new cassarole bowls with lids, never been used. Make offer. 405-262-7725. Okarche area.

Commercial Angus Bulls. Two year old black bulls, ready to go. 12 Yearlings. $2250.00 vet tested.580-445-8706.

For Sale: 1936 Unstyled C C Case Tractor, has narrow front end, engine is stuck. $500 obo. Call and leave message. 580-922-1229.

Gooseneck brand, 24’ x 6’ goose-neck two axle trailer. Also a 20’ x 6’ two axle gooseneck trailer. 405-368-7865.

Trail Rides by Horseback: horses provided, hayrides, hayride & cookout, riding lessons, lunch/din-ner rides, bring your horse too and more! Like us on Facebook. Old Caldwell Trail Stables. 2 mi. SE of Fay, Ok. www.oldcaldwelltrail.com. 580-309-0135.

Low fat beef. No growth hor-mones, no GMO feeds used, Natu-ral grass fed longhorn beef, 95% lean, can sell a few pounds or up to a whole beef, Fay, Ok, 580-445-8223.

1968 or ‘69 John Deere 4020 diesel, with a front end loader, PTO and 3 pt. Hook-up. 405-368-7865.

Beginning January 2nd, Cimarron Electric changed our office hours. We will now be open from 7:30 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Monday through Friday. We hope this extra 30 minutes in the morning will be helpful to you.

EMS- Elkins Mechanical Services, For all of your heat, & cooling needs. All makes, models, and certified in high efficiency geo-thermal systems. 405.703.6500 or 405.368.3186 24 hour emergency service. OK140780.

New Sissy Bar for a Yamaha V-Star motorcycle. $50. 405-853-5786.

1 acre lots, 2E and 1S from Canton.South side county road 670. Sur-veyed & electricity on each lot. Good water less than 50’ deep. Black top or gypsum road access. Each with it’s own drive entrance. Trees on one side of each. New Pricing and will finance a portion. Please call 580-886-5339.

Remember

Valentine’s DayWednesday, Feb.14th

Geothermal Digs in For Another Year of Rebates!A Great Renewable Resource to Save Energy

The 2018 Geothermal Rebate Program is ready for another busy year. Western Farmers Electric Cooperative (WFEC) is doing a 2 for 1 rebate match with their distribution cooperatives for 2018.

WFEC realizes huge savings that are gained with geothermal systems. They are the best way to reduce peak de-mands for both summer and winter peak times! In addition to the savings, geothermal systems are some of the cleanest, and most efficient ways to heat and cool your home.

WFEC is offering a $700.00 a ton rebate for Cimarron members who install geo-thermal (Geo) in their homes. Cimarron Electric will participate with $350.00 a ton for our members!

That’s $1,050.00 a ton for installing a new geothermal heat pump (s) in your home.

Geothermal systems can also help heat your water. WFEC will kick in another $150.00 if your geother-mal heat pump has a hot water generator installed. And in the two for one match, Cimarron Electric will add $75.00 to the deal.$225.00 paid to you, to help you save money on your hot water heating bill. If you put in a new elec-tric water heater, we will give you another $50.00.

To qualify for the rebate money, your heat and air contractor has to do a Manual J Load Calculation on your home. The Manual J will show the heat load and loss for your home. Then the proper sized geo-thermal equipment can be installed in your house. The paperwork must be signed by you, your con-tractor and a representative of Cimarron Electric Cooperative. The AHRI rating of the equipment must be provided and also an invoice from the contractor.

WHAT ARE THE RULES?You can choose your heat and air contractor and the brand of geothermal heat pump you want installed. The minimum ratings are a 3.3 COP for heating and a 15.9 EER for cooling.

WHAT IF I’M REPLACING AN EXISTING GEO?We know there are approximately one thousand geo’s out on our lines. A lot are getting close to their life expectancies. Since the idea of the program is to save money by reducing load (demand), and the carbon footprint, the rebate criteria is different when replacing a geo heat pump with a geo heat pump.The amount of savings will be less since you had a very efficient geo system that you’re replacing.

The geo to geo rebate will be a 2 to 1 match. WFEC offers $250 per ton and Cimarron Electric offers $125, for a total of $375.00 per ton for our mem-bers. The combined rebate of $225 for one hot water generator will still apply for replacing a geo with another geo that has a hot water generator.

The new geothermal system has to have an effi-ciency rating that is equal to or greater than a 3 EER improvement over the old geothermal to qualify.

To get the rebate forms and to find out more, go to cimarronelectric.com and click under geothermal rebates.

Cimarron generates "green” (continued from page 1)

When it comes to wind energy, Texas leads the country by a landslide in wind energy projects. Iowa is second and Oklahoma follows closely as the 3rd largest state for wind production, ac-cording to the map provided by the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA U.S. Wind Industry 2017 3rd Quarter Mrkt. Report).

Blue Canyon Wind Farm was the first wind farm in the state of Oklahoma and is just west of Apache, OK. WFEC purchases the power from this site. Since that beginning in 2003, WFEC has entered into purchase agreements with 10 additional wind farms. These wind farms have a nameplate generation capacity of over 600 megawatts (MW).

An 11th wind farm with 100 MW of capacity is to be operational by Dec. 2018.

When the Army Corp of Engineers built the hy-droelectric dams on select lakes in Oklahoma, the rural electric cooperatives were allowed to purchase a portion of the electric output.

Since that time, WFEC purchases all the hydro power that is made available to us. It depends on the amount of rainfall and the amount of wa-ter that is let go from the lakes. In 2016, WFEC bought 9% of its electricity generation from hydropower.

As a receiver of Cimarron Electric Cooperative electricity, you are not just a customer – you are a member-owner ---which means you can take pride in the renewable energy efforts of your cooperative! That feels good, doesn’t it?

To find out more about wind, solar and hydro energy you can visit the WFEC website which includes a virtual tour of the Blue Ridge wind farm.

...you can take pride in the renewable energy efforts of

your cooperative!