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We figured our line crews currently have a cumulative 450 years of service to MVEC. Almost 10% of that experience retired today as line foreman Jim Cullen experienced a socially-distanced (8 guys at a time) and online (for the office staff) retirement party. Jim spent 43 and a half years serving the members of our cooperative - maintaining over 4,000 miles of powerline and restoring power in all types of weather. It's not easy to sum up a lifetime of work, but Jim is highly respected by his fellow crew members, and all of us smile and laugh at his stories and quick Irish wit. He was a great mentor, volunteered with the Haiti electrification project and worked MVEC's Pignon shrimp fundraisers for many years. We will miss you, but wish you a very long, happy and healthy retirement, Jimmy! ... See MoreSee Less

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Congratulations, Jim!

Congratulations Jimmy!

Best wishes Jimmy, I'll miss your smile and jokes!

Happy Retirement Pops! ❤️

Congrats Jim Cullen! 🍻

Congratulations, Jim!

Thank you much for your service Jim! You made us look good to our members! Hats off to you sir!

Wow. That’s amazing.

Way to go Dad! 😊

Congratulations Jim Cullen!!

Congratulations 🎊🎉

Congratulations from all of us at Nobles Coop Electric.

Congratulations!!

Congrats Cully

Congratulations on your retirement! Enjoy the next phase!!! 🎉🎉🎉

Congratulations to you my long time friend and a Class Act professional lineman Proud to know and watch your journey on and Off the Job ! Yup. Enjoy your new future !

Now onto the next chapter of your life! Best wishes and congratulations! I’ll miss your jokes!

Congratulations Jim!! Best wishes! ^_^

Jim, congratulations on 43+ years and now retirement. We appreciate all you have done over the years for our members.

Congrats Jim!! I truly enjoyed working with you!!

Congratulations! Great pictures. You will surely be missed by many! Now for new adventures.

Heard your headed north. Enjoy

Congratulations Jimmy ♡♡♡

Congratulations Jim on the 43 years of service keeping power restored. Its always been a pleasure to work along your side on service projects over the years..Hats off to you my friend 👏 👍😎🇺🇲

Congratulations, Jim. It was always a pleasure working with you. Enjoy your retirement!

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It's all about time! MVEC is making plans to conduct a pilot for establishing a potential Time of Use rate program. With Time of Use, your electric bill is determined by the amount of electricity your household uses during certain hours of the day by a rate specific to those hours. Interested in participating? Email michaelh@mvec.net to be added to our participant list. Michael will contact you with further details. You may opt out of the pilot at any time. ... See MoreSee Less

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So basically you're planning to raise rates for people who have no other choice but to use more electricity during "peak" times- aka washing clothes on the weekend because that's the only time we're able to? I think that's an awful thing to do to your customers.

This is only a pilot project to determine interest. If it should go through, like any of our energy programs, it will be totally optional if anyone wishes to participate. If you don’t wish to participate, you will remain on our regular general service rates and Energy Wise rates, if a member participates in a savings program. Time of Use would just give interested members options on their rates. Studies performed across the country have shown that Time-of-Use rates can provide member bill savings of 5-10% annually by simply shifting their usage- for example, running a clothes dryer at 9pm rather than 6pm, and other behavioral shifts that are easy to do.

What are "Times of Use" that would have the lowest rates?

Hi Traci Typically, overnight would be the lowest rates and the highest rates would be during the "rush hour" of 4-9 p.m. That's when people get home from work and start turning on electrical appliances at home. Though with COVID and people being home more, the rush hour has been spread out. Again, Time of Use is just something we are investigating and exact rates and times have not been established. That's why we are looking for members who are interested in helping us with the pilot program. Thanks!

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