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uary
200
5Fe
brua
ry 2
005
Vol
unte
er E
nerg
y C
oope
rati
ve’s
VE
Cus
tom
ers
Shar
e pr
ogra
m is
try
ing
to h
elp
mem
bers
of
the
278t
h R
egim
enta
l Com
bat
Team
sta
y in
tou
chw
ith
love
d on
es b
ack
hom
e.T
he V
EC
usto
mer
s Sh
are
Boa
rd o
f D
irec
tors
vot
ed in
Dec
embe
r to
prov
ide
550-
min
ute
phon
e ca
rds
to m
embe
rs o
f th
e 27
8th
who
are
cu
rren
tly
stat
ione
d in
Ira
q an
d w
ho a
re V
olun
teer
Ene
rgy
Coo
pera
tive
cust
omer
s.G
lenn
Whe
aton
, the
cha
irm
an o
f th
e V
EC
usto
mer
s Sh
are
Boa
rd o
fD
irec
tors
and
the
Roa
ne C
ount
y re
pres
enta
tive
, sai
d bo
ard
mem
bers
wan
ted
to f
ind
a ve
ry p
ract
ical
way
to
supp
ort
VE
C c
usto
mer
s w
ho a
recu
rren
tly
serv
ing
thei
r co
untr
y in
Ira
q.“W
e ju
st f
eel o
ne o
f th
e be
st w
ays
we
coul
d le
t ou
r so
ldie
rs k
now
how
muc
h w
e ap
prec
iate
the
ir s
acri
fice
s w
ould
be
to h
elp
them
sta
y in
tou
chw
ith
thei
r lo
ved
ones
her
e at
hom
e,”
Whe
aton
sai
d. “
It’s
not
eas
y fo
rth
ese
men
and
wom
en t
o be
so
far
from
hom
e an
d it
’s n
ot e
asy
on t
heir
love
d on
es e
ithe
r. W
e ju
st w
ant
to h
elp
ease
the
ir b
urde
ns a
litt
le.”
The
pho
ne c
ards
mus
t be
req
uest
ed b
y fa
mily
mem
bers
and
one
pho
neca
rd p
er s
oldi
er w
ill b
e se
nt d
irec
tly
to t
he
sold
iers
.To
be
elig
ible
for
afr
ee p
hone
car
d, t
heso
ldie
r m
ust
be o
ndu
ty w
ith
the
278t
hR
CT
in I
raq
and
they
mus
t liv
e in
a
resi
denc
e th
atre
ceiv
es e
lect
ric
serv
ice
from
Vol
unte
er E
nerg
yC
oope
rati
ve.
Fam
ily m
embe
rsan
d lo
ved
ones
can
req
uest
the
car
ds b
y fi
lling
out
a s
hort
req
uest
for
mat
the
ir lo
cal V
EC
Cus
tom
er S
ervi
ce C
ente
r. T
he o
ne r
eque
stin
g th
eca
rd w
ill b
e as
ked
to v
erif
y th
at t
he s
oldi
er r
esid
es in
a h
ome
serv
ed b
yV
EC
if t
he V
EC
acc
ount
is n
ot in
the
sol
dier
’s n
ame.
The
y w
ill a
lso
need
to
prov
ide
the
sold
iers
nam
e, r
ank,
and
APO
addr
ess,
and
the
VE
C a
ccou
nt n
umbe
r fo
r th
e so
ldie
r’s
resi
denc
e.T
he p
hone
car
ds a
re b
eing
dis
trib
uted
thr
ough
VE
C’s
Mar
keti
ng a
ndE
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
t D
epar
tmen
t.
VE
C C
ust
om
ers
Hel
pin
g S
old
iers
Ph
on
e H
om
eby
Bill
Buc
hana
n, P
resi
dent
/CE
O
An
end-
of-t
he-y
ear
fede
ral e
nerg
y bi
ll pa
ssed
in D
ecem
ber
incl
uded
an
expa
nsio
n of
the
Tenn
esse
e V
alle
y A
utho
rity
(T
VA
) B
oard
of
Dir
ecto
rs f
rom
3 f
ull-
tim
e m
embe
rs t
o9
part
-tim
e m
embe
rs w
ith
a ch
ief
exec
utiv
e of
fice
r. T
his
chan
ge r
epre
sent
s pe
rhap
sth
e m
ost
swee
ping
cha
nge
sinc
e T
VA
’s in
cept
ion
duri
ng t
he N
ew D
eal d
ays
ofPr
esid
ent
Roo
seve
lt.
Und
er t
he p
olic
y, b
oard
mem
bers
mus
t be
nom
inat
ed b
y th
ePr
esid
ent
and
conf
irm
ed b
y th
e Se
nate
. Si
nce
TV
A is
the
reg
ulat
ory
body
of
Vol
unte
er E
nerg
y C
oope
rati
ve a
nd t
he o
ther
utili
ties
in t
he T
enne
ssee
Val
ley,
thi
s re
stru
ctur
ing
mea
ns t
hat
chan
ge li
es a
head
for
man
y ut
ility
sys
tem
s in
the
Sou
thea
st U
.S. a
nd t
heir
cus
tom
ers.
Cur
rent
ly, T
VA
pr
ovid
es e
lect
rici
ty t
o ab
out
8.3
mill
ion
peop
le in
Ten
ness
ee, K
entu
cky,
Nor
thC
arol
ina,
Ala
bam
a, G
eorg
ia, M
issi
ssip
pi a
nd V
irgi
nia.
As
in a
ny c
hang
e of
thi
s ty
pe, t
here
hav
e be
en v
aryi
ng o
pini
ons
of w
heth
er o
r no
tth
ese
chan
ges
will
impr
ove
or h
inde
r T
VA
’s su
cces
s.
Som
e sa
y th
e ne
w s
truc
ture
will
allo
w t
he u
tilit
y to
be
mor
e ef
fect
ive
and
allo
w it
to
mak
e be
tter
dec
isio
ns.
Oth
ers
feel
tha
t th
is p
roce
ss w
ill le
ad t
o ap
poin
tees
wit
h m
ore
polit
ical
clo
ut t
han
know
ledg
ean
d ex
peri
ence
.T
he T
enne
ssee
Val
ley
Publ
ic P
ower
Ass
ocia
tion
(T
VPP
A)
and
the
Tenn
esse
e E
lect
ric
Coo
pera
tive
Ass
ocia
tion
(T
EC
A)
have
bee
n w
atch
ing
this
TV
A le
gisl
atio
n cl
osel
y fo
rm
onth
s an
d ar
e, f
or t
he m
ost
part
, ple
ased
wit
h th
e re
sult
. O
f co
urse
, the
cha
nges
are
not
perf
ect.
The
legi
slat
ion
requ
ires
7 o
f th
e 9
boar
d m
embe
rs t
o be
res
iden
ts o
f T
VA
sta
tes,
st
ipul
ates
tha
t th
ey m
ust
have
“m
anag
emen
t ex
pert
ise”
, res
tric
ts t
hem
fro
m b
eing
TV
A e
mpl
oyee
s, a
nd r
equi
res
them
to
fully
dis
clos
e an
y fi
nanc
ial i
nter
est
in a
n en
ergy
co
mpa
ny.
The
se r
equi
rem
ents
allo
w 2
of
the
boar
d m
embe
rs t
o re
side
out
side
the
Tenn
esse
e V
alle
y. W
e ca
n on
ly h
ope
all o
f th
e 9
nom
inee
s ar
e th
ose
who
und
erst
and
and
supp
ort
publ
ic p
ower
and
the
TV
A m
issi
on.
Cur
rent
boa
rd m
embe
rs w
ill b
e al
low
ed t
o se
rve
out
thei
r te
rms.
M
r. G
lenn
McC
ullo
ugh
serv
es u
ntil
May
of
2005
, Ms.
Ski
la H
arri
s’ t
erm
exp
ires
in 2
008,
and
Mr.
Bill
Bax
ter
is s
ched
uled
to
serv
e un
til 2
011.
T
hese
dir
ecto
rs w
ill b
ecom
e pa
rt-t
ime
whe
n M
r. M
cCul
loug
h's
term
exp
ires
or
whe
n at
leas
t th
ree
new
mem
bers
are
conf
irm
ed, w
hich
ever
is la
ter.
The
new
boa
rd w
ill h
ire
the
CE
O.
The
res
truc
ture
d T
VA
boa
rd w
ill b
e fa
cing
impo
rtan
t is
sues
in t
he im
med
iate
futu
re: m
ount
ing
TV
A d
ebt,
pol
luti
on c
ontr
ols,
cap
acit
y co
nstr
aint
s, a
nd le
aner
op
erat
ions
. It
will
be
a ch
alle
nge
for
boar
d m
embe
rs t
o ef
fect
ivel
y ad
dres
s th
ese
and
othe
r is
sues
.N
ow m
ore
than
eve
r it
is im
pera
tive
tha
t co
oper
ativ
e m
embe
rs s
uch
as y
ou e
nsur
e th
at o
ur v
oice
s ar
e he
ard
in t
he p
roce
ss o
f se
lect
ing
new
mem
bers
to
the
TV
A B
oard
of
Dir
ecto
rs.
The
se s
elec
tion
s co
uld
affe
ct t
he f
ate
of o
ur e
nerg
y gr
id in
the
yea
rs t
oco
me.
I en
cour
age
you
to b
ecom
e an
act
ive
advo
cate
for
you
r el
ectr
ic c
oope
rati
ve,
Vol
unte
er E
nerg
y.
Edu
cate
you
rsel
f ab
out
the
issu
es a
nd a
bout
the
nom
inee
s to
the
TV
A b
oard
. M
ake
your
voi
ce h
eard
by
cont
acti
ng y
our
cong
ress
iona
l rep
rese
ntat
ive.
Join
the
AC
RE
Co-
op O
wne
rs f
or P
olit
ical
Act
ion
prog
ram
.W
hat
the
futu
re h
olds
for
pub
lic p
ower
and
for
Vol
unte
er E
nerg
y C
oope
rati
vede
pend
s, in
larg
e pa
rt, o
n yo
u.
Pow
erli
nes
is p
rodu
ced
by t
he V
olun
teer
Ene
rgy
Coo
pera
tive
’s M
arke
ting
& E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
tD
epar
tmen
t as
a s
ervi
ce t
o cu
stom
ers.
Com
men
ts a
nd s
ugge
stio
ns c
an b
e e-
mai
led
to v
ec@
vec.
org
or m
aile
dto
VE
C M
arke
ting
& E
cono
mic
Dev
elop
men
t D
epar
tmen
t, P
.O.
Box
277
, D
ecat
ur,
TN
37
322.
Fruit
Cook
ies
Ingr
edie
nts:
2 cu
ps f
lour
, div
ided
1 1/
3 ts
p. s
oda
1/2
cup
brow
n su
gar
1 st
ick
mar
gari
ne1
1/2
tbsp
. milk
1/2
lb. c
hopp
ed d
ates
1/2
lb. w
hite
rai
sins
1/2
lb. c
andi
ed c
herr
ies
1/2
lb. c
andi
ed p
inea
pple
s1/
2 lb
. cho
pped
pec
ans
Preh
eat
oven
to
325
degr
ees
Cre
am b
row
n su
gar
and
mar
gari
ne. A
dd e
ggs
and
mix
. Add
milk
and
ble
nd. A
dd 1
1/2
cup
s fl
our
and
the
soda
. Dre
dge
frui
ts a
nd n
uts
in 1
/2 c
up f
lour
and
com
bine
all
into
bat
ter.
Dro
p by
roun
ded
teas
poon
ful
l on
grea
sed
cook
ie s
heet
. Bak
e 15
min
utes
.
Prov
ided
by:
Iren
e G
reen
-Jam
esto
wn,
TN
Stea
med
Dum
plings
Ingr
edie
nts:
1 cu
p fl
our
1 1/
2 te
aspo
on b
akin
g po
wde
r1/
2 te
aspo
on s
alt
1 eg
g be
aten
1/3
cup
milk
2 ta
bles
poon
s sa
lad
oil
Sift
flo
ur, b
akin
g po
wde
r, an
d sa
lt t
oget
her.
Com
bine
egg
, milk
, and
oil.
Add
to
dry
ingr
edie
nts
tom
ake
a so
ft d
ough
. Dro
p fr
om a
tea
spoo
n in
to s
tew
. Sho
uld
have
3 c
ups
of s
tew
and
it s
houl
d be
boili
ng. B
oil d
umpl
ings
for
12
min
utes
wit
h lid
on
pot
or k
ettl
e.
Prov
ided
by:
Val
da M
anis
-Day
ton,
OH
Pie
Crus
t
Ingr
edie
nts:
1 cu
p al
l pur
pose
flo
ur1/
3 cu
p C
risc
o1
teas
poon
sal
t4
tabl
espo
ons
wat
er
Mix
all
ingr
edie
nts
toge
ther
. Fir
st, f
lour
and
sal
t. T
hen,
Cri
sco
and
wat
er. J
ust
add
enou
gh w
ater
to m
ake
it s
tick
tog
ethe
r. D
o no
t m
ix t
oo lo
ng. B
akea
t 42
5 de
gree
s fo
r ab
out
20 m
inut
es. T
ake
from
ove
n an
d co
ol.
Prov
ided
by:
Val
da M
anis
-Day
ton,
OH
Watt
’s C
ookin
g?Th
is e
ditio
n of
Pow
erlin
es fe
atur
es m
ore
fant
astic
rec
ipes
from
our
rea
ders
. Tha
nks
for
the
resp
onse
and
kee
p th
ose
reci
pes
com
ing.
You
can
mai
l the
m to
: Vo
lunt
eer
Ene
rgy
Coo
pera
tive,
c/
o R
ober
t McC
arty
, P.O
. Box
277
, Dec
atur
, TN
373
22or
em
ail t
hem
to r
mcc
arty
@ve
c.or
g.
Ha
vin
g Y
ou
r Co
rre
ctP
ho
ne
Nu
mb
er
on
Fil
e a
tV
EC H
elp
s g
et
Ele
ctri
city
Ba
ck o
n F
ast
The
fol
low
ing
step
s he
lp i
nsur
e yo
ur p
ower
out
age
is
resp
onde
d to
qui
ckly
. Not
e th
at t
he f
irst
ste
p is
to
mak
e su
re V
EC
has
you
r co
rrec
t ph
one
num
ber
on f
ile:
1.
Ver
ify
your
pho
ne n
umbe
r w
ith
your
loca
l VE
C o
ffic
e. I
f yo
u sk
ip t
his
step
, you
will
be
unab
le t
o re
port
a p
ower
out
age
usin
g th
e au
tom
ated
sys
tem
.2.
If
you
r po
wer
goe
s ou
t, s
impl
y ca
ll yo
ur lo
cal V
EC
Cus
tom
er
Serv
ice
Cen
ter
from
the
pho
ne n
umbe
r yo
u ve
rifi
ed o
n yo
ur
elec
tric
bill
. The
sys
tem
will
rec
ord
your
out
age
wit
h ju
st a
fe
w s
impl
e st
eps.
It
is v
ery
impo
rtan
t th
at y
ou c
all f
rom
the
ph
one
num
ber
on t
he e
lect
ric
bill
for
the
loca
tion
whe
re t
he
pow
er is
out
in o
rder
to
use
the
syst
em m
ost
effi
cien
tly.
3.
If y
ou m
ust
call
from
a d
iffe
rent
pho
ne,p
leas
e fo
llow
the
pr
ompt
s ca
refu
lly. T
he s
yste
m w
ill t
ell y
ou t
he n
umbe
r yo
u ar
e ca
lling
fro
m is
not
in t
he s
yste
m a
nd it
will
giv
e yo
u th
e op
port
unit
y to
ent
er t
he a
ccou
nt n
umbe
r or
pho
ne n
umbe
r th
at is
mat
ched
wit
h yo
ur e
lect
ric
acco
unt.
Thi
s is
req
uire
d if
yo
u ar
e ca
lling
fro
m a
cel
lula
r ph
one.
4.
If y
ou a
re c
allin
g fr
om a
pho
ne n
umbe
r m
atch
ed t
o an
othe
r el
ectr
ic a
ccou
nt, y
ou w
ill h
ave
an o
ppor
tuni
ty t
o te
ll th
e sy
stem
th
e po
wer
is o
ff a
t a
diff
eren
t lo
cati
on a
nd e
nter
the
app
ropr
iate
ac
coun
t nu
mbe
r or
pho
ne n
umbe
r fo
r th
at lo
cati
on.
Hel
pful
hin
ts:
•A
lway
s tr
y to
cal
l fro
m t
he p
hone
num
ber
asso
ciat
ed w
ith
your
el
ectr
ic a
ccou
nt. M
ake
sure
you
hav
e at
leas
t on
e ph
one
in y
our
hom
e th
at d
oes
not
requ
ire
elec
tric
ity
to w
ork.
Rem
embe
r, co
rdle
ss
phon
es r
equi
re e
lect
rici
ty.
•If
you
mus
t ca
ll fr
om a
noth
er p
hone
num
ber,
be p
repa
red
to e
nter
th
e ap
prop
riat
e ac
coun
t nu
mbe
r or
pho
ne n
umbe
r. T
his
is im
port
ant
to r
emem
ber
if y
ou m
ust
call
from
a c
ellu
lar
phon
e.
Why
doe
s V
EC
hav
e an
aut
omat
ed s
yste
m?
• To
ser
ve y
ou f
aste
r.W
hile
you
are
rep
orti
ng y
our
outa
ge o
n th
e au
tom
ated
sys
tem
, the
VE
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ispa
tche
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cal
ling
crew
s to
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to t
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lem
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r in
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e ve
rifi
ed y
our
phon
e nu
mbe
r on
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ectr
ic b
ill w
hen
you
call,
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ill im
med
iate
ly
know
whe
re y
ou li
ve a
nd o
ther
info
rmat
ion
rela
ted
to y
our
acco
unt
that
is n
eces
sary
to
rest
ore
pow
er.
• Fo
r cu
stom
er c
onve
nien
ce. R
epor
ting
an
outa
ge a
t a
plac
e w
here
th
e ph
one
num
ber
is c
orre
ct in
our
sys
tem
is f
ast
and
easy
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usto
mer
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each
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to
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ends
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rs
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bers
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eric
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mer
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left
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Lar
ry B
aker
.
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spok
e –
and
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cus
tom
ers
aske
d us
to
sim
plif
y ou
r te
leph
one
syst
em a
nd m
ake
the
opti
ons
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calle
rs e
asie
r to
fol
low
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resp
onde
d by
mak
ing
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men
u sh
orte
r an
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e pr
oces
sm
ore
sim
ple.
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upg
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ill a
lso
help
rou
te c
alls
in a
n ev
en m
ore
effi
cien
t w
ay.
We
are
alw
ays
glad
to
hear
sug
gest
ions
for
impr
ovem
ents
fro
m o
ur m
embe
rs. A
fter
all,
our
mem
bers
are
not
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cus
tom
ers;
the
y’re
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ow
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pdated o
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unte
er E
nerg
y C
oope
rati
ve (
VE
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cust
omer
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ho p
oole
d th
eir
penn
ies
thro
ugh
the
VE
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tom
ers
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e pr
ogra
m in
Nov
embe
r he
lped
fun
d gr
ants
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alin
g $3
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ince
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ion
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rogr
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Oct
ober
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ded.
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dlin
e fo
r gr
ant
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icat
ions
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he la
st d
ay o
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ch m
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tact
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ty H
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sine
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e m
uch
of a
n ef
fort
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u ho
w t
o gi
ve t
hem
less
of y
our
mon
ey. B
ut a
t V
olun
teer
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rgy
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pera
tive
, we’
ll no
t on
ly t
each
you
how
to
save
mon
ey o
n yo
ur e
nerg
y ex
pens
es, w
e’ll
also
giv
e yo
u m
oney
to
take
our
adv
ice.
Wor
king
in c
onju
ncti
on w
ith
the
TV
A e
nerg
y ri
ght®
prog
ram
, VE
C o
ffer
s th
ree
grea
t
way
s to
sav
e m
oney
on
your
mon
thly
ene
rgy
expe
nses
. And
eac
h of
the
thr
ee o
ffer
s
com
es w
ith
eith
er a
cre
dit
on y
our
next
ele
ctri
c bi
ll or
a c
ompe
titi
ve in
tere
st r
ate.
Her
e ar
e th
ree
grea
t w
ays
to s
ave
mon
ey o
n yo
ur e
nerg
y ex
pens
es:
Hea
t Pu
mp
Inst
alla
tion
If y
ou a
re t
ired
of
payi
ng o
utra
geou
s ga
s bi
lls, y
ou c
an in
stal
l a n
ew,
ener
gy-e
ffic
ient
ele
ctri
c he
at p
ump
and
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t sa
ving
big
mon
ey. C
ost-
cons
ciou
s ho
me-
owne
rs t
hrou
ghou
t th
e Te
nnes
see
Val
ley
are
disc
over
ing
the
econ
omic
al, y
ear-
roun
d
com
fort
the
new
line
s of
ene
rgy-
effi
cien
t el
ectr
ic h
eat
pum
ps o
ffer
.
If y
ou a
re r
eady
to
mak
e th
e sw
itch
and
sta
rt s
avin
g m
oney
, Vol
unte
er E
nerg
y
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pera
tive
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eve
n he
lp y
ou b
y of
feri
ng f
inan
cing
and
a lo
w 7
% in
tere
st r
ate.
The
extr
a pa
ymen
ts f
or t
he n
ew h
eat
pum
p ca
n be
add
ed t
o yo
ur m
onth
ly
elec
tric
bill
.
The
new
hea
t pu
mp
mus
t m
eet
ener
gy-e
ffic
ienc
y st
anda
rds
and
hom
eow
ners
mus
t
agre
e to
a T
VA
-app
rove
d in
spec
tion
. Oth
er r
equi
rem
ents
may
app
ly.
Wat
er H
eate
r Pu
rcha
seN
ow t
hat
you
are
savi
ng m
oney
wit
h a
new
ene
rgy-
effi
cien
t he
at p
ump,
why
not
stre
tch
thos
e sa
ving
s ev
en f
urth
er w
ith
a ne
w e
lect
ric
wat
er h
eate
r. N
ew, e
nerg
y ef
fici
ent
mod
els
can
help
you
sav
e m
oney
on
your
ele
ctri
c bi
ll. V
EC
will
add
to
your
sav
ings
wit
h a
$30
cred
it o
n yo
ur n
ext
elec
tric
bill
.
To e
arn
the
$30
cred
it t
he w
ater
hea
ter
mus
t be
a r
epla
cem
ent
for
an e
xist
ing
wat
er
heat
er a
nd m
ust
have
a c
apac
ity
of a
t le
ast
40 g
allo
ns. O
ther
con
diti
ons
may
app
ly.
New
Hom
e C
onst
ruct
ion
If y
ou w
ant
to b
uild
in t
he s
avin
g of
an
ener
gy-e
ffic
ient
all-
elec
tric
hom
e, V
EC
can
help
wit
h a
$50
cred
it o
n yo
ur n
ext
elec
tric
bill
.
VE
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ill p
rovi
de a
$50
cre
dit
on t
he n
ext
elec
tric
bill
and
a f
ree
TV
A-a
ppro
ved
insp
ecti
on o
n ne
w a
ll-el
ectr
ic h
omes
tha
t m
eet
ener
gy-s
avin
g st
anda
rds
on in
sula
tion
,
win
dow
s, a
nd h
eat
pum
ps. (
Hom
es w
ith
gas
logs
and
dua
l-fu
el h
eat
pum
ps m
ay s
till
qual
ify
for
the
elec
tric
bill
cre
dit.
)
Get
the
Det
ails
at
Your
Loc
al V
EC
Cus
tom
er S
ervi
ce C
ente
rIf
you
are
inte
rest
ed in
sav
ing
mon
ey a
nd w
ant
to t
ake
adva
ntag
e of
VE
C’s
ince
ntiv
es,
call
or s
top
by y
our
loca
l VE
C C
usto
mer
Ser
vice
Cen
ter
for
all t
he d
etai
ls.
The
req
uire
men
ts a
nd r
estr
icti
ons
for
part
icip
atin
g in
the
ince
ntiv
e pr
ogra
ms
men
tion
ed a
bove
are
not
inte
nded
to
be a
n al
l-in
clus
ive
list.
Che
ck w
ith
your
loca
l VE
C
Cus
tom
er S
ervi
ce C
ente
r fo
r a
full
list
of r
equi
rem
ents
and
res
tric
tion
s.
VEC
Wan
ts t
o H
elp
Yo
u
Sav
e M
oney
on Y
our
Elect
ric
Bill
VEC
Wan
ts t
o H
elp
Yo
u
Sav
e M
oney
on Y
our
Elect
ric
Bill
You
spok
e –
and
we
liste
ned.
VE
C c
usto
mer
s as
ked
us t
o si
mpl
ify
our
tele
phon
e sy
stem
and
mak
e th
e op
tion
s fo
rca
llers
eas
ier
to f
ollo
w. W
e re
spon
ded
by m
akin
g th
e m
enu
shor
ter
and
the
proc
ess
mor
e si
mpl
e. T
he u
pgra
des
will
als
o he
lp r
oute
cal
ls in
an
even
mor
e ef
fici
ent
way
.W
e ar
e al
way
s gl
ad t
o he
ar s
ugge
stio
ns f
or im
prov
emen
ts f
rom
our
mem
bers
. Aft
eral
l, ou
r m
embe
rs a
re n
ot ju
st c
usto
mer
s; t
hey’
re t
he o
wne
rs o
f th
e bu
sine
ss.
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