
Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative CVEC employees are looking forward to the long Labor Day weekend. We hope each one of you has a safe and relaxing weekend. We are looking forward to seeing many of you next Saturday at our Annual Meeting.

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative Washing and drying your clothes uses a lot of energy. Try washing your clothes in cold water and make sure you have a full load. Do not over-dry your clothes, 50 minutes is usually adequate. Remember the weather is nice right now, why not dry your clothes with solar power by using a clothes line.

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative CVEC employees and directors are saddened by the death of board member John Schoolen. His laughter, humor and smile will be greatly missed!
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John Irven Schoolen, 65, died of a heart attack Aug. 26, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born Aug. 12, 1945, in Des Moines to Mer

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative Have you checked your mailbox today - you may have already received our 2009 Annual Report and invitation to our Annual Meeting to be held on September 11th. We are really looking forward to seeing and getting to know our members!

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative The Annual Report is all stuffed and ready to be mailed. Look for yours very soon. It was an amazing team effort here at CVEC - all 5000 books were stuffed in just 2 days! What a great group we have here!

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative Do your kids love Dizzy the Clown? Dizzy will be at CVEC's annual meeting - come early and bring the kids. For more information on Dizzy visit...

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative CVEC's 63rd Annual Meeting is just one month away. Check back with us often for details and photos from previous annual meetings. Hope to see you there!

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative The average home will spend over $1,000 a year on heating and cooling. Programmable thermostats adjust the temperature in winter and in summer as well as during unoccupied hours. At a cost of $50 - $150 the payback can be seen in well under a year.

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative The CVEC Operations Department reports that electrical services to the Marina and docks, Buck Creek, Bridge View and Island View areas at Rathbun Lake have all been disconnected due to flooding.

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative Three CVEC crews worked all day Sunday to restore power from a thunderstorm that swept through the southern areas of our service territory bringing down power lines, poles and tree limbs. Crews continued working outages on Monday and Tuesday due to additional storms and flooding in the area.

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative Congratulations go out to Gerald and Minnie Argo of Carlisle, Iowa! They signed up for bank draft during our recent promotion and were selected as the lucky winners of a $100 energy certificate. Check out our website at www.cvrec.com and Living With Energy in Iowa for more upcoming promotions!

Chariton Valley Electric Cooperative Check around the house to see if devices are unnecessarily plugged in. Cell phones, iPod chargers & appliances are drawing power when not in use. Be aware that plasma TVs & entertainment systems are drawing power even when they are off. Also switching computers off or using the computer’s power management settings to a...llow standby mode when not needed. A computer can use as much electricity as a new refrigerator.



















