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This co-op check is new to me, and I've lived here as long as the boars in the dunes.  A check would be nice if they do hand out!
 
 
[quote="joho, post: 634748"]Hey I didn't receive my yearly co-op check yet.
Anybody who gets one every year knows why not?
 
Is it the Recession? :shock:[/quote]

This co-op check is new to me, and I&#039;ve lived here as long as the boars in the dunes. A check would be nice if they do hand out! 
 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="joho">Hey I didn&#039;t receive my yearly co-op check yet. 
Anybody who gets one every year knows why not? 
 
Is it the Recession? :shock:</blockquote>

NotDeadYet

Beach Fanatic

I've  never gotten one either. A very long time ago I lived somewhere else with an electric co-op that used to send out checks, but I just assumed Chelco was reinvesting to build more infrastructure, or paying for hurricane damage with the "profits." My understanding of electric co-ops is that they are non-profit so the profits, when they have any, are given back to the members.  Personally I'd rather see a decrease in rates than a check, but I somehow don't think that is going to happen.
Any Chelco folks out there?

I&#039;ve never gotten one either. A very long time ago I lived somewhere else with an electric co-op that used to send out checks, but I just assumed Chelco was reinvesting to build more infrastructure, or paying for hurricane damage with the &quot;profits.&quot; My understanding of electric co-ops is that they are non-profit so the profits, when they have any, are given back to the members. Personally I&#039;d rather see a decrease in rates than a check, but I somehow don&#039;t think that is going to happen. 
Any Chelco folks out there?

Sarah Moss

[b]Checks FROM Chelco?[/b]

Chelco demands checks from us 12 times a year but they've never given any money back. Joho, can you elaborate on your post? We've had numerous Chelco accounts including commercial and have never received any type of refund check!  :idontno:

I just found an averaged billing option on their website (link below). Does anyone participate in this? If so, do you recommend?


[url=http://www.chelco.com/programs_services/averaged_billing.htm]Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. - CHELCO[/url]

Checks FROM Chelco? 
 
Chelco demands checks from us 12 times a year but they&#039;ve never given any money back. Joho, can you elaborate on your post? We&#039;ve had numerous Chelco accounts including commercial and have never received any type of refund check! :idontno: 
 
I just found an averaged billing option on their website (link below). Does anyone participate in this? If so, do you recommend? 
 
 
<a href="http://www.chelco.com/programs_services/averaged_billing.htm" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. - CHELCO</a>

Jdarg

SoWal Expert

I just received an automated call from Chelco warning of a peak energy shortage tomorrow morning for about 3 hours, then tips were givne on how I can reduce energy use for that time ( or anytime really).  Anybody know what is so special about tomorrow morning?

I got that call too, but my cell cut it off before I heard the whole thing.
I'm assuming it is because there is a freeze warning - coldest night of the winter so far, looks like.
But we have had lots of weather colder than this  in past winters and I never got such a call. :idontno:

I got that call too, but my cell cut it off before I heard the whole thing. 
I&#039;m assuming it is because there is a freeze warning - coldest night of the winter so far, looks like. 
But we have had lots of weather colder than this in past winters and I never got such a call. :idontno:

NightAngel

I would also like to know about this Chelco check thing. I have been here for almost 30 years and have never gotten anything from Chelco except an enormous bill from them every month.  My mom has been here even longer and has never received one either. :idontno:

[b]No Peaking Offered by CHELCO[/b]

[quote="NotDeadYet, post: 634959"]I got that call too, but my cell cut it off before I heard the whole thing.
I'm assuming it is because there is a freeze warning - coldest night of the winter so far, looks like.
But we have had lots of weather colder than this  in past winters and I never got such a call. :idontno:[/quote]

[url=http://www.chelco.com/programs_services/no_peaking.htm]No Peaking Campaign - Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. - CHELCO[/url]

[B]Join the campaign and become a ?Peak Buster? [/B]

You can become a ?Peak Buster? by joining CHELCO?s new ?No Peaking? program, which is designed to save energy and help CHELCO manage the cost of wholesale power.

The idea is to curtail usage of specific electrical devices or appliances during critical peak times of the day. 

In CHELCO?s recent Future of Power Generation survey, 75 percent of the 2,700 members who responded said they would be interested in conserving energy during certain times of the day/year to help the co-op avoid additional costs for the membership and potential rate increases.

Members will be notified by phone before the peak time occurs so they have adequate time to react.


Participation in the program lets members help themselves, their neighbors and CHELCO by lowering the peak demand. When CHELCO avoids high peak charges, members benefit through lower wholesale power costs in the future. 

For details on becoming a ?Peak Buster,? contact Member Service at 892-2111 or visit one of CHELCO?s six area offices. In order to participate, CHELCO must have a participant?s valid phone number. 

[B]Things you can do as a ?Peak Buster? when you get the call:

 
Shut off air conditioning 
Shut off water heater 
Unplug vampire electronics (chargers, etc.) 
Don?t wash or dry clothes 
Turn off lights and ceiling fans 
Don?t run the dishwasher 
 [/B]

No Peaking Offered by CHELCO 
 
<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="NotDeadYet">I got that call too, but my cell cut it off before I heard the whole thing. 
I&#039;m assuming it is because there is a freeze warning - coldest night of the winter so far, looks like. 
But we have had lots of weather colder than this in past winters and I never got such a call. :idontno:</blockquote> 
<a href="http://www.chelco.com/programs_services/no_peaking.htm" target="_blank" class="link link--external" rel="nofollow ugc noopener">No Peaking Campaign - Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative, Inc. - CHELCO</a> 
 
Join the campaign and become a ?Peak Buster? 
 
You can become a ?Peak Buster? by joining CHELCO?s new ?No Peaking? program, which is designed to save energy and help CHELCO manage the cost of wholesale power. 
 
The idea is to curtail usage of specific electrical devices or appliances during critical peak times of the day. 
 
In CHELCO?s recent Future of Power Generation survey, 75 percent of the 2,700 members who responded said they would be interested in conserving energy during certain times of the day/year to help the co-op avoid additional costs for the membership and potential rate increases. 
 
Members will be notified by phone before the peak time occurs so they have adequate time to react. 
 
 
Participation in the program lets members help themselves, their neighbors and CHELCO by lowering the peak demand. When CHELCO avoids high peak charges, members benefit through lower wholesale power costs in the future. 
 
For details on becoming a ?Peak Buster,? contact Member Service at 892-2111 or visit one of CHELCO?s six area offices. In order to participate, CHELCO must have a participant?s valid phone number. 
 
Things you can do as a ?Peak Buster? when you get the call: 
 
 
Shut off air conditioning 
Shut off water heater 
Unplug vampire electronics (chargers, etc.) 
Don?t wash or dry clothes 
Turn off lights and ceiling fans 
Don?t run the dishwasher

Thanks- I don't remember signing up for this, but I will try and help!

Thanks- I don&#039;t remember signing up for this, but I will try and help!

scooterbug44

How much would letting the CHELCO Taj Mahal go unheated/cooled save?

Desso

In the late 80's through the late 90's I use to receive a check at the end of each year. They started at about $200 and over the years dwindled down to about $40. The check was a dividend payed from the net profit, from what I understood. After emergency funds, cost of new equipment, etc. they distributed the money based on a percentage of how much your account totaled through the year. They stopped for me years ago, and I don't expect for them to start again. joho, do you still get a check or should I say were you getting a check until recently?

In the late 80&#039;s through the late 90&#039;s I use to receive a check at the end of each year. They started at about $200 and over the years dwindled down to about $40. The check was a dividend payed from the net profit, from what I understood. After emergency funds, cost of new equipment, etc. they distributed the money based on a percentage of how much your account totaled through the year. They stopped for me years ago, and I don&#039;t expect for them to start again. joho, do you still get a check or should I say were you getting a check until recently?

Matt J

SWGB

The first home I ever knew was in Gadsden county which had a co-op.  We moved when I was 5 to Tallahassee and for years we got checks.  We couldn't figure it out except that the old house had been owner financed and the new owners never changed the electric service over.  We stopped getting them in the mid 90's and never thought anything about it until we got a huge one around 2000.  Turns out that the co-op execs were paying themselves huge bonuses instead of paying out dividends.  Someone complained and they had to return most of the money.

The first home I ever knew was in Gadsden county which had a co-op.  We moved when I was 5 to Tallahassee and for years we got checks.  We couldn&#039;t figure it out except that the old house had been owner financed and the new owners never changed the electric service over.  We stopped getting them in the mid 90&#039;s and never thought anything about it until we got a huge one around 2000.  Turns out that the co-op execs were paying themselves huge bonuses instead of paying out dividends.  Someone complained and they had to return most of the money.

[quote="SWGB, post: 635051"]The first home I ever knew was in Gadsden county which had a co-op.  We moved when I was 5 to Tallahassee and for years we got checks.  We couldn't figure it out except that the old house had been owner financed and the new owners never changed the electric service over.  We stopped getting them in the mid 90's and never thought anything about it until we got a huge one around 2000.  Turns out that the co-op execs were paying themselves huge bonuses instead of paying out dividends.  Someone complained and they had to return most of the money.[/quote]

I guarantee you that the execs at Chelco are not hurting for money either.  The good ole' boy system is alive and well in Walton county.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="SWGB">The first home I ever knew was in Gadsden county which had a co-op. We moved when I was 5 to Tallahassee and for years we got checks. We couldn&#039;t figure it out except that the old house had been owner financed and the new owners never changed the electric service over. We stopped getting them in the mid 90&#039;s and never thought anything about it until we got a huge one around 2000. Turns out that the co-op execs were paying themselves huge bonuses instead of paying out dividends. Someone complained and they had to return most of the money.</blockquote> 
I guarantee you that the execs at Chelco are not hurting for money either. The good ole&#039; boy system is alive and well in Walton county.

ShallowsNole

We (my parents, then myself, then Fuzz) have received capital credits from CHELCO from time to time, but never annually, and it's been a while since we got one.  Depends on length of service and whose name the service is/was in.  
 
We were on averaged billing once, when I was a stay-at-home mom and unpleasant surprises would have meant no baby food or diapers.  It was very handy.  We are not using it now, as we need to stay motivated to use less energy.
 
If you are referring to the building on east 98 as the Taj Mahal, you are blaming the wrong agency for having it built.
 
Now I have to go prepare for not using much electricity tomorrow morning.  This is going to suck.  :blush:

We (my parents, then myself, then Fuzz) have received capital credits from CHELCO from time to time, but never annually, and it&#039;s been a while since we got one. Depends on length of service and whose name the service is/was in. 
 
We were on averaged billing once, when I was a stay-at-home mom and unpleasant surprises would have meant no baby food or diapers. It was very handy. We are not using it now, as we need to stay motivated to use less energy. 
 
If you are referring to the building on east 98 as the Taj Mahal, you are blaming the wrong agency for having it built. 
 
Now I have to go prepare for not using much electricity tomorrow morning. This is going to suck. :blush:

joho

Sorry for the time frame................I've had company for two days.
 
I have received a check from Chelco for the last several years. Any where from $50.00 up to $90.00. I thought it came around the end of the year.
 
I have been a customer since 1979 and figured the check was based on Chelco being a co-op.  It was always a great bonus to help pay for your  January electric bill.  
 
It was like getting a month for free.  the checks have been consecutive for many years in a row, I'll have to call and follow up.  :confused:

Sorry for the time frame................I&#039;ve had company for two days. 
 
I have received a check from Chelco for the last several years. Any where from $50.00 up to $90.00. I thought it came around the end of the year. 
 
I have been a customer since 1979 and figured the check was based on Chelco being a co-op. It was always a great bonus to help pay for your January electric bill. 
 
It was like getting a month for free. the checks have been consecutive for many years in a row, I&#039;ll have to call and follow up. :confused:

[quote="Desso, post: 635022"]In the late 80's through the late 90's I use to receive a check at the end of each year. They started at about $200 and over the years dwindled down to about $40. The check was a dividend payed from the net profit, from what I understood. After emergency funds, cost of new equipment, etc. they distributed the money based on a percentage of how much your account totaled through the year. They stopped for me years ago, and I don't expect for them to start again. joho, do you still get a check or should I say were you getting a check until recently?[/quote]
 
I got one last year for around $98.00. My sister got one too.

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="Desso">In the late 80&#039;s through the late 90&#039;s I use to receive a check at the end of each year. They started at about $200 and over the years dwindled down to about $40. The check was a dividend payed from the net profit, from what I understood. After emergency funds, cost of new equipment, etc. they distributed the money based on a percentage of how much your account totaled through the year. They stopped for me years ago, and I don&#039;t expect for them to start again. joho, do you still get a check or should I say were you getting a check until recently?</blockquote> 
I got one last year for around $98.00. My sister got one too.

This whole thread shocks both me and my mom. I have been here since 1983 and my mom since 1981 and neither of us have EVER received a check from Chelco. She has owned a home here since then and I have owned 2 and am living in the 3rd one since 1994.

John R

needs to get out more

I got home to the message from chelco about the potential for the peak outage.  My first thought was how about chelco using peak billing?  This way, those who do conserve and use energy during off peak ours get billed at a cheaper rate.  Other providers do it, chelco certainly can.

[quote="joho, post: 635267"]I got one last year for around $98.00. My sister got one too.[/quote]
 
 
Chelco continues to send out checks to those members who have been with the member-owned not-for profit electric company for over 20 years.
 
It's not enough to pay my bill but pretty damn close!
 
Happy Easter Chelco!   ;-)

<blockquote class="xfBb-quote" data-name="joho">I got one last year for around $98.00. My sister got one too.</blockquote> 
 
Chelco continues to send out checks to those members who have been with the member-owned not-for profit electric company for over 20 years. 
 
It&#039;s not enough to pay my bill but pretty damn close! 
 
Happy Easter Chelco! ;-)

jodiFL

I just got one yesterday... $50 and some change. It said it was for 1989. I am glad it only took them 21 years to realize they made a profit that year.

Hey I didn't receive my yearly co-op check yet.
Anybody who gets one every year knows why not?
 
Is it the Recession?  :shock:

Hey I didn&#039;t receive my yearly co-op check yet. 
Anybody who gets one every year knows why not? 
 
Is it the Recession? :shock:

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