Factors that Impact Your Energy Bills
February brings some of the coldest weather of the year. As our home heating systems work harder and longer to keep us warm, we typically see higher energy bills.
There are a few key factors that affect electricity usage, as well as a few ways you can make a meaningful impact on home energy savings.
Youth Tour: A Charged-Up Adventure!
Experience an unforgettable week in our nation’s capital and Philadelphia from June 14-20. Selected students will also have the chance to earn a $5,000 scholarship.
Tips to Avoid Energy Scams
Scammers will try anything to deceive utility customers, including a tactic that claims customers have overpaid their bill.
The Fast-Growing Demand for Electricity
Less than a century ago, when rural electric cooperatives first strung power lines from house to house and farm to farm, most members had but a handful of light bulbs to power. With time, they added water pumps, appliances and other electronics, but they couldn’t begin to imagine the number and variety of electrical devices in today’s homes, farms and garages.
Rich Mountain Electric Annual Meeting Update
During the business session of the Annual Meeting, held on Nov. 27, 2024, at the Cooperative’s headquarters in Mena, President/CEO Brad Castor reported that Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative members, voting by mail ballot, elected one director to the Cooperative’s Board. Mark Robbins certified that 6,595 ballots were mailed to the members on Nov. 4, 2024.
Need Assistance Paying Your Electric Bill?
The Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program (LIHEAP) provides help with paying heating costs in winter months to qualifying individuals and families.
State Sales Tax Exemption for Low-Income Families
Under the present Arkansas law, residential customers whose income is $12,000 or less per year are eligible to claim an exemption from sales tax on the first 500 kilowatt hours of electricity used each month.
EPA’s Power Plant Rule Wrong for Arkansas’ Future
By: Brad Castor, President/CEO
Keeping the lights on is job No. 1 for Arkansas’ 17 electric cooperatives, which provide reliable, affordable and responsible power to more than 1.2 million homes, farms and businesses across our state.
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is making our job more difficult.
Space Heaters Can Lead to Fires, Bigger Bills
By: Derrill Holly
During winter, for most of us, comfort at home means heat.
Space heaters get seasonal use, but they are responsible for 25,000 residential fires a year, according to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, which pegs the annual mortality rate at 300 a year. Burn injuries associated with surface contacts with room heaters send about 6,000 people to emergency rooms every year.
Sealed Bids for Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative Vehicles
Beginning December 2, 2024, Rich Mountain Electric Cooperative will accept sealed bids in our Mena Office. Anyone interested may bring in their sealed envelope, marked BID ENCLOSED, or mail it to P.O. Box 897, Mena, AR 71953. Please include a good contact phone number with the bid.