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March 14, 2008

Another Nice day today for our house looking trip to Myrtle Point. Everything in this country is so green and the spring flowers and bushes are all coming alive. There sure is a lot of Daffodils that appear to be growing wild in a lot of lower foothills and along some of the meadows. Lots of other shrubs blooming at this time also, like Gardenias, Azaleas, Scotch Broom, Grouse and even a few tulip trees and of course, lots of fruit trees..

Checking out the electric cost for this area up here and was sure surprised how low the rates are compared to LMUD ( LASSEN MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT) prices. LMUD is around 13.0 Per KWH as compared to only 6.3 KWH in Coos County. The electric company is also a Coop and from what I have read, it pretty much operates like Plumas Sierra Rural Electric. Except cheaper. They have a real nice system, which I think is great for the winter months, which benefits the user. It is called the Residential Winter Block Rate.... Most of the homes have electric heat with supplemental wood or propane for heating. This sure would be a great program that should be implemented by LMUD. I realize the cost for the KWH is higher in Susanville, but not sure if the cost is with in reason.

Here is some information directly from the Coop on the Residential Winter Block rates quite interesting.

The Residential Winter Block Rate is another benefit for the CCEC (COOS CURRY ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE) membership that directly affects any member with a residential account. The Residential Winter Block Rate is a reduced rate per kilowatt-hour (KWH) provided to members on their electricity usage above 1,000 kWh per month during high-usage winter months. The CCEC Board of Directors had shortened the normal Winter Block Rate period in late 2004 to help stabilize the cooperative’s finances and to meet fiscal requirements of CCEC’s lending institution. Recently, the Board of Directors restored the Winter Block Rate for the December 2005 through April 2006 electric billings. When the Winter Block Rate is in effect, residential members pay the standard 6.3 cents per KWH for the first 1,000 KWH of electricity used, but only 5.3 cents per KWH for any additional usage.