http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php en webmaster@wascoelectric.com Copyright 2012 2012-05-07T17:31:47+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/wasco_electric_cooperatives_mission_statement/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/wasco_electric_cooperatives_mission_statement/#When:17:31:47Z Wasco Electric Cooperative Inc. will provide its members with competitively priced, reliable energy This is our mission statement. I would like to tell you what we are doing to meet this commitment to you, the members. 2012-05-07T17:31:47+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/apologies_for_unplanned_outages/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/apologies_for_unplanned_outages/#When:23:52:17Z As I write this article, I feel compelled to offer a sincere apology to our members living in the lower Eight Mile, lower Fifteen Mile, Five Mile, Pleasant Ridge and lower Three Mile areas for the recent rash of unplanned outages. 2012-04-02T23:52:17+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/managers_message/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/managers_message/#When:21:22:23Z Presidential politics are in the news each day, and while we do not know who will be our next president, we do know historically there has been one program during the past 75 years that has linked both Democrats and Republicans: support for local electric cooperatives. 2012-03-01T21:22:23+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/oregons_renewable_portfolio_standard_doesnt_account_for_energy-intensive_da/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/oregons_renewable_portfolio_standard_doesnt_account_for_energy-intensive_da/#When:00:12:50Z The Oregon Legislature meets this month, and while the session is a mere 29 days—a virtual sprint compared with the marathon-like six-months of legislative activity we will see in 2013— it is important nonetheless.  2012-02-03T00:12:50+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/cooperative_director_neal_harth_was_honored_as_the_recipient_of_the_disting/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/cooperative_director_neal_harth_was_honored_as_the_recipient_of_the_disting/#When:22:57:49Z During the Oregon Rural Electric Cooperative Association annual meeting December 1 in Salem, Wasco Electric Cooperative Director Neal Harth was honored as the recipient of the Distinguished Service Award. The award recognizes policy-makers of member systems who have demonstrated remarkable service to public power. 2012-01-04T22:57:49+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/happy_holidays_from_the_staff_at_wasco_electric_co-op/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/happy_holidays_from_the_staff_at_wasco_electric_co-op/#When:00:33:50Z 2011-11-30T00:33:50+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/rate_increase_effective_in_november/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/rate_increase_effective_in_november/#When:23:13:40Z This past month, each member received notification of an average 10-percent rate increase effective with the November billing statement. The increase is a result of the Bonneville Power Administration wholesale rate increase, a change to a tiered rate billing structure from BPA and increasing costs to the co-op for providing service. 2011-11-03T23:13:40+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/board_elections_coming_up/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/board_elections_coming_up/#When:15:30:07Z The Wasco Electric Cooperative nominating committee, consisting of members from each director district, met September 7 to nominate candidates for election at this year’s annual meeting. 2011-10-03T15:30:07+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/protecting_our_hydro_legacy/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/protecting_our_hydro_legacy/#When:18:14:56Z By Terry Flores In the Northwest, we say the Columbia River hydro system is the lifeblood of our economy. It powers our homes and businesses. Locks ease cargo vessels up and down an inland waterway. Reservoirs protect us from damaging floods. Irrigation diversions nourish our agriculture. Riverside parks and boat ramps underpin a large recreation industry.  2011-09-06T18:14:56+00:00 http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/rate_increase_begins_october_1/ http://wascoelectric.com/communication/index.php/managersMessage/rate_increase_begins_october_1/#When:21:13:05Z The Bonneville Power Administration is finalizing its new wholesale power rate. At the time of this writing, it is anticipated the increase will be around 8 percent to 8.5 percent. 2011-07-26T21:13:05+00:00