February - Cass County Electric Cooperative

HIGHLINE
notes
February 2016
Winter maintenance,
pg. 4
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February 2016 Highline Notes 1
editorial
CLEAN POWER PLAN GETS AN F
by Scott Handy, President/CEO
I’ve been writing these monthly
editorials for 14 years now, plus a few
even before then. It dawned on me
recently that the one after this one will
be my last. While I’ve enjoyed sharing
my opinions (and more recently some
candid family photos) with you, it’s not
always easy coming up with a topic.
Once chosen, it’s also not always
easy to limit – or expand – the topic so
the column comes out right around
600 words.
Many of you have stopped me when
I’m out and about, usually at Fleet
Farm, and mentioned that you read my
column in the last issue and enjoyed
it. I appreciate hearing that, but it’s
a little uncomfortable accepting
a compliment for something that
is really just my job. Maybe that’s
the Norwegian Lutheran in me.
Sometimes I get emails or written
notes from members who take
exception to something in a recent
column, usually when I write about
what I believe to be unfair or unwise
environmental regulations.
Admittedly, it’s a balancing act to
share the urgency of potentially
financially burdensome regulations
when I know that a significant
proportion of our members are very
much in favor of additional regulation.
Some members, including some
members of my executive team here,
wish I would take a much harder and
aggressive line on that topic. While
trying to find that editorial balance,
allow me to share some thoughts on
what is without doubt the biggest
environmental regulatory challenge
we face today: the Clean Power Plan.
You can find thousands of pages
of detail on the plan on the internet
(including the 1,600 page plan
itself) so I will only give a thumbnail
description of it here. The Clean
Power Plan requires electric utilities to
reduce carbon dioxide emissions by
32 percent from 2005 levels by 2030,
with intermediate steps between now
and then. Each state has a different
goal, and North Dakota’s goal went
from an 11 percent reduction in
the proposed rule to a crushing 45
percent reduction in the final rule.
A 45 percent reduction is actually
pretty simple to do. All we’d need to do
is abandon our lignite coal generation
and replace it with natural gas and
wind generation. No big technical
problem. Our industry knows how to
build and run natural gas generation
and wind generation, and here in
North Dakota we already have years
of experience with incorporating
variable wind generation into a far
less variable system load profile.
Well then, what’s the catch? Why
don’t we just do that? One good
reason might be that through our
wholesale power supplier – which,
by the way, we own – we have just
finished investing an additional $425
million in meeting other recent EPA
emissions reduction requirements.
That money was borrowed, and an
additional mortgage was placed
on those assets. We as members
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are on the hook for repaying that
mortgage and will be for many more
years. Another good reason is that
any new generation built would also
be financed with a mortgage, which
would also have to be paid back by us
as members, and at the same time as
we’re still paying back the mortgages
on the coal plants. Paying back
multiple mortgages at the same time
has an obvious and huge impact on
rates, and not in a direction that would
be very popular.
Well then, why did we build those
coal plants in the first place, instead
of natural gas plants? Because, at
the time the additional generation
was needed, coal generation was
the only generation our own federal
government would allow. Natural
gas was specifically forbidden as
a generation fuel under the 1978
Fuel Use Act and remained so for
ten years. In essence, the very same
government that once allowed only
coal generation will now prohibit it.
What about the 357 megawatts of
wind generation Minnkota Power has
already put in place, making up nearly
a third of our generating capacity –
doesn’t that help us meet the Clean
Power Plan requirements? Nope.
It was installed prior to 2013, so
according to the Clean Power Plan it
doesn’t count.
Whether you believe it’s important to
curtail carbon dioxide emissions or
not, perhaps you can see why we are
very frustrated with the requirements
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of the Clean Power Plan and why
we feel members should be very
concerned about it. Working
through our power supply system,
our national association and our
Congressional delegation, we are
actively involved in overturning or
modifying the Clean Power Plan.
Many of you have filed comments
with the EPA and members of
Congress and we’ll be asking you to
do that again. The limited amount of
space available here, even though
I’ve pushed this column up to 800
words, is inadequate to convey the
frustration we have. Stay tuned for
much more on this…
I promise my final column next
month will be more upbeat.
contents
Highline Notes
Volume 74, Number 2
features
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A WINTER'S WORTH OF WORK
LAW OF THE LAND
HOW TO READ YOUR BILL
WHERE DOES MY POWER COME
FROM?
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Board of Directors
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Russell Berg, Vice Chairman
John Froelich, Secretary
Sid Berg, Treasurer
Douglas Anderson
Glenn Mitzel
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February 2016 Highline Notes 3
A Winter's Worth of Work
Winter maintenance efforts mean year-round reliability
Cass County Electric lineman Luke Hagness spots a fray
on an overhead power line as he slowly cruises alongside
it. He pulls over, marks his location on a system map, and
makes a note of the damage. Then he sets the map aside
and continues moving down the row of poles, checking
each one as he passes by. Winter is line patrol season, and
the tedious process is underway.
Though it might seem like the cold weather and lack
of thunderstorms would slow things down for Cass
County Electric’s linemen and engineers, the halt in the
construction season buys time for system maintenance
tasks like line patrol. It’s a thorough process—half of
CCEC’s system is inspected each year—and it can make
for some long days.
Minor damage, like wire frays and chipped insulators, is
reported back to CCEC’s engineering team. Work orders
are created and crews later return to make repairs. Some
things can be taken care of on the spot, like replacing the
bright yellow guy-wire markers next to poles. More serious
issues can require further attention, however.
Serving electricity to members
across 10 counties means there’s
a lot of stuff to keep an eye on!
# of power poles: 62,444
Miles of line: 4,823
Making the repair ahead of time saves Hagness and the
rest of the crew the trouble of dealing with a potential
outage later on—it also maintains reliability for members.
A Group Effort
John Johnson rattles off a list of tasks that he is just
beginning to dive into. As Cass County Electric’s
construction and maintenance supervisor, he’s quick to
dismiss the idea of work slowing down as temperatures
drop.
“You think winter slows down? No, no, I get ramped up—
winter is very busy,” says Johnson.
Johnson, along with CCEC’s design and construction
supervisors, coordinate work orders for any necessary
repairs found during line patrol. They also begin the
process of winter pole replacements.
The number of replacements vary year-to-year, and this
winter, linecrews will be swapping out 542 of them. In one
way or another, much of CCEC’s engineering department
is involved in the maintenance process.
2,944 overhead
1,879 underground
“I think we’re going to need to fix this today,” says Hagness
as he eyes a pole-top insulator that has been knocked
loose and is resting precariously atop the pole.
He steps out of his pick-up to get a better look and realizes
the entire pole is damaged. He makes a few quick phone
calls, arranging to get a bucket truck to the location so he
can secure the line. The pole will be replaced the following
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“This was a good catch because a strong wind could
knock that line off the pole,” says Hagness.
Each year a section of poles undergoes quality testing.
The tests ensure that poles are not damaged or worn out.
Any that are found that don’t meet quality standards are
marked for replacement. For Cass County Electric, pole
inspections are completed on a 15 year rotation. That
means that it takes 15 years to inspect and test every pole
on our service territory before the process starts over.
Active accounts: 45,147
day. The repair now takes priority, and line patrol is called
off for the day, but its purpose has been fulfilled.
“A lot of my work comes from this guy,” says Chris Erickson
with a chuckle as he points toward John Johnson.
Erickson, power quality technician, utilizes a number of
cutting-edge tools to help him locate issues that may
escape a visual inspection. His thermal imaging scanners
can pinpoint equipment that is running hotter than normal,
an indication of its impending failure and a potential
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outage.
Power outages will never be completely
avoidable, but ensuring that the equipment
stays in good shape is a great way to help
control the frequency and duration of those
outages. Any degree of control is welcome
for a system that is often entirely at the
mercy of Mother Nature’s wrath.
“Last year wasn’t too bad, and this year’s
been pretty good so far. I haven’t found too
much,” says Hagness during line patrol.
However, Hagness is quick to note that one
winter storm can change everything. Even
after power is restored in the wake of a
strong storm, crews will be dealing with the
aftermath for months, and the next season’s
line patrol is much busier.
But for now, here’s to the continuation of our
mild weather (knock on wood).
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February 2016 Highline Notes 5
regulatory update
EPA’s Clean Power Plan becomes
the law of the land...but not
without a fight!
by Marshal Albright
More than 27 states, and dozens of energy companies,
business groups and others have filed lawsuits in the
Court of Appeals of the District of Columbia Circuit
to block the carbon dioxide regulations for both new
and existing coal-fired power plants. In addition to
the majority of states and industry groups opposing
the rule, on December 1 the United States Congress
passed two resolutions that established widespread
disapproval of the Clean Power Plan and significant
support for blocking EPA’s separate carbon dioxide
standard for new, modified or reconstructed plants.
President Obama vetoed the resolutions on December
18.
The Clean Power Plan became the law of the land
on December 22 and will require states to reduce
carbon dioxide produced within their borders by
slashing power plant emissions beginning in 2022. For
North Dakota, that will mean a 30 percent reduction
in carbon dioxide by 2022, with another 15 percent
by 2030. The impact to North Dakota residents is
uncertain at this point but according to projections
from the EPA, rates could increase by $375 million
annually. Cass County Electric members could see up
to a $25 million annual increase in cost.
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The State of North Dakota is required to develop
a plan by September 6, 2016 on how the state will
comply with the targets set by the EPA. The state
implementation plan would likely include more use of
renewable energy, more use of natural gas and less
use of coal. The timeline to develop a plan is too short
and the cost to comply is too high and the benefits of
reducing carbon dioxide are unknown. By EPA’s own
calculations the Clean Power Plan will only reduce
global carbon dioxide by less than 0.3 percent or about
1.52 parts per million by the year 2100.
On January 21, 2016, the Court of Appeals allowed the
EPA rule to move forward, saying that the “petitioners
[Minnkota Power Cooperative and others] have not
satisfied the stringent requirements for a stay pending
court review." The Court also ordered that litigation
against the rule be expedited, with initial briefs to be
filed by April 15 and final briefs filed by April 22. Oral
arguments are scheduled for June. NRECA and co-ops
filing suit contend that EPA has exceeded its authority
and failed to consider the cost burdens and lack of
viable technology to meet the Clean Power Plan. We
will keep you informed as we learn more about the
impact of the rule.
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Third -Par t y Bill Payment Ser vi ces
know who you're paying
A third-party bill payment service called Doxo has gained
the unfavorable attention of some electric co-ops as
of late. Some co-op members have felt misled after
unknowingly stumbling upon the service while searching
for their co-op’s own bill payment service. Doxo’s payment
pages often feature specific company logos and use the
company’s name in the header of the webpage, giving it
the appearance of an official payment site.
Doxo is known to charge an additional service fee for bill
payments, which has come as a surprise to members
who happened to miss the rather subtle notice of nonaffiliation with the co-op. There have also been reports
of payments being delayed and due dates being missed
when paying through Doxo.
Aside from these issues, the actual payments to Cass
County Electric work just fine through Doxo, and the
service seems as effective as any other. However, the use
of Cass County Electric’s name and logo is unauthorized
and makes it appear as if the service is affiliated with CCEC
when it is not. This has caused confusion and created a
hassle for some users.
Remember, Cass County Electric’s official online payment
services are located on our website (kWh.com) and through
our SmartHub mobile app. There are no additional fees to
use these services, and payments made through them
are secure and are reflected on your account immediately.
If you make online payments using any other services,
use caution. Investigate before paying to make sure the
service is legitimate, and inquire about any additional fees
you may be required to pay.
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how to read your bill
1
Account Number: This is your CCEC account number. Please refer to this number when contacting our office.
Statement and Due Date: This represents the day your statement was printed and the date your payment is due in our office.
For those members participating in our AutoPay program, the due date is when the amount will be withdrawn from your account.
Billing Summary: Shows your payments, any other activity on your account and the amount due. For members participating in
Budget Billing, your budget amount due appears here.
2
Messages: Special and/or important messages about products, services and events at CCEC.
A message will appear here for those members participating in AutoPay.
A payment reminder or disconnect message will appear here if the account has an overdue balance.
3
Service Details: Represents information about the particular metered service, including the service description and rate.
Meter Reading Details: Summarizes information on your meter by showing the meter number, present and previous reading
information and the dates on which the meter was read. You will also find the number of days of service billed for the month.
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Detail of Charges: This area shows all charges on your meter(s) for the month. The basic charge is the monthly charge that
covers the cost of service drop, transformers, etc. The kWh revenue lines represent the charges for energy consumed during the
billing period. The purchased power adjustment is a variable component calculated from the cooperative’s monthly wholesale
power cost. If you are participating in our off-peak programs, you will have more than one meter. The additional meter(s) will
also have details of charges and a rate schedule.
Other Charges and Credits. This includes charges for Operation Round Up, franchise fees charged by the cities of Fargo and
West Fargo, and any other charges not included above.
Return Stub: The bottom third of your statement is the portion we ask that you mail back with your payment. Your account
number and billing cycle also appear here. You will note the indicators if you are on Budget Billing (B) or your account is on
AutoPay. By including this portion with your payment, you can be assured accurate credit to the proper account. There is also
an area provided if you need to update your information.
Demand and kWh
Demand can be thought of as the speedometer reading in your car. It
is the rate at which energy is being consumed.
Energy Use is like miles driven on the odometer.
Example: If a car travels at a rate of speed of 80 mph for ½
hour, the miles driven is only 40 miles.
In terms of electricity:
If a member’s rate of consumption is 80 kW for ½ hour, the kWh
consumed is 40 kWh. Large power accounts are billed for both
the rate energy is consumed (kW) and the energy consumed
(kWh).
Source: Flint Energies
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where does my
come from?
Power plant:
Step-up transformer:
Transmission lines:
Your power is generated
here.
Then, the voltage of that
power is increased so it is ready
for transmission.
The high-voltage electricity
travels through 69-345kV
transmission lines to
substations.
Step-down
transformer:
Distribution lines:
Distribution
transformer:
A transformer attached
to a distribution line
decreases the voltage
to around 120-240 volts
to be suitable for your
home.
A transformer at the
substation decreases the
voltage so it is ready for
distribution.
The electricity travels
through neighborhoods
via 7,200-25,000 volt
distribution lines.
YOUR HOME
The electricity is then ready
to power your lights and
devices in your home.
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food
RECIPES FROM YOUR KITCHEN
Email to ccec@kwh.com or mail to:
Cass County Electric Cooperative; Highline Notes
3312 42nd St S, Suite 200, Fargo, ND 58104
Some sweets for
your sweetie!
Chocolate Topped
Peanut Butter Bacon
Bars
Arlene Hatlie, West Fargo
Ingredients:
1 pouch Betty Crocker peanut
butter cookie mix
1/3 C vegetable oil
2 Tbsp maple flavored syrup
1 egg
10 slices bacon (crisp cooked)
crumbled, about ¾ cup
½ C chopped peanuts
1 C semi-sweet chocolate chips
Preparation:
Spray 9” or 8” square pan or 7”x12”
pan with cooking spray. Stir together
cookie mix, oil, syrup and egg.
Reserve ¼ cup bacon for garnish.
Stir remaining bacon and peanuts
into dough. Press evenly into pan.
Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes
or until lightly browned. Remove
from oven, spread chocolate chips
evenly over top. Sprinkle rest of
bacon over chocolate chips when
melted.
Double Chocolate Cookies
Lynn Mitzel, West Fargo
Ingredients:
1 C shortening or (½ c shortening and ½ c margarine)
1 ½ C sugar
1 egg
1 ½ C warm water
2/3 C cocoa
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp soda
½ tsp salt
4 ½ C flour
Preparation:
Cream shortening and sugar, add egg, water, cocoa and
vanilla. Mix well. Mix in soda, salt and flour. Drop by teaspoonful
onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350°, 10-12 minutes.
Frost with powdered sugar, cocoa, milk and vanilla frosting or
try Mom’s Chocolate Frosting recipe.
Mom’s Chocolate Frosting
Lynn Mitzel, West Fargo
Ingredients:
1/3 C butter
1 C sugar
1/3 C milk
vanilla
1 C chocolate chips
Preparation:
Boil butter, sugar and milk for 3 minutes. Remove from heat
and add a little vanilla and chocolate chips. Beat until ready
to frost. Great for cake, brownies, cookies, etc.
Send
ccec@kwh.com
Send your
your recipes to ccec@kwh.com
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NORTH DAKOTA THROUGH YOUR EYES
We look forward to publishing member photos that encompass anything North
Dakota. Email your photos for publication to ccec@kwh.com in a high-resolution
format along with the first and last name of the photographer.
Alicia Hoffarth, Valley City
CCEC Mission: To serve our members’ energy needs with reliable electric service,
while delivering the values of cooperative membership in an ever changing world.
CCEC Core Values: Safety, Integrity, Innovation, Accountability and
Commitment to Community
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White 2009 21 cu. ft. upright freezer
$400. 701.361.1933
World Book 22 volume encyclopedia
set, includes all 22 year book annual
supplements from 1979 through
2000 & all 15 child craft "the how and
why" library books & 2 large world
book dictionaries. Like new. $75 OBO.
701.281.2949
2009 GMC Sierra Ext cab P/U, SLE,
mint cond, newer Cooper AT/3's, box
cover, white w/ black interior, 60/40
split bench, complete service history.
701.730.5161
2009 Keystone Raptor 3712ts toyhauler.
Triple axles, sleeps 12, three slide outs,
32” flatscreen, electric awning, fuel
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Cypress wood, wheat finish, Q/F bed
wall headboard plus attached 2 drawer
+ cabinet Piers. $75 952.807.4813
Kimball Whitney piano w/ bench $350.
701.412.3608
Yamaha upright acoustic piano. Dark
oak color. Excellent condition. Pick up or
delivery negotiable. $1,200. Cash only.
701.361.5312
Glider/swivel/recliner chair in corduroy
fabric of blues/tans/grays. Good
shape. New mechanism. Asking $60.
701.232.3512
2 Ansel Adams photos, real silver prints
on archival photo paper from original
negatives from his foundation, not
signed, $65 ea, $100 both. NDSU Bison
green folding chair $5; Crystal (Sugar)
Growers ltd ed 1984 brass belt buckle
$20; 2.5 gallon red plastic gas can $10;
14” Toshiba stereo TV $5; silver & glass
coffee carafe $5; 2 Dayton's Santa
Bears, $15 each; 701.371.8161
Toyota Serger, 3 & 4 thread overlock.
Model 6600. $100. Fargo area
thread & instruction book included.
701.281.0899
Hot tub, 2 person tub w/ cover & all
accessories. 701.799.0491
Circular pedestal table and four chairs.
Cherry finish. Very good condition.
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$200. 701.318.0394
Mattie - 3 tables - $250. Coffee table
(48” x 26” x 19”) & 2 end tables (26”
x 24” x 24”) traditional style, shaped/
flared legs, inlay veneer, hardwood
solids, warm smooth brown finish perfect for living room. 701.277.4872.
Interested buyers only.
Two 3 month old English mastiff
puppies. One brindle female and
one apricot female available, they
have their shots. Asking $500. Farm:
701.678.6824 Cell: 701.680.9173
1997 Ford Contour Sedan, 78k miles,
one owner, good condition, no issues,
new tires, color white, $2,000 OBO.
701.282.8053
Make an offer! 3 paintball guns! - 1
Piranha, 1 Avenger & 1 Spyder X-tra.
3000 + paintballs, 3 tanks, 3 face masks,
chest guard, gloves, cleaning tools etc.
They all work, kids just grew out of them!
701.361.6725.
Never used single bowl white
farmhouse sink, $375 ($575 new); 2002
Chevy Silverado 2 WD, loaded, 106K
miles, $6,900. Free: firewood, 12-15
cottonwood trees to be cut down.
701.793.9081
18 foot mono trusses 6/12 pitch. 15
regular trusses & 2 gable trusses. New
price was $1,280, will sell for $600.
Delivery is possible. 701.371.2878
Computer desk 29.5” x 52” x 29.5”
s
EVEN THREE IS A
CROWD.
asking $50 OBO. 702.282.4208 or
acallmaras@gmail.com
GE white self-cleaning electric range.
Clean & excellent working order. $75.
701.238.2387 or 701.238.6304.
Invacare electric powered scooter,
model number Lynx-L3. Excellent
condition. Has only been used at
nursing home. Seat, arms & steering
column all adjustable. $600. Pics avail.
701.799.0245
8 yr old fuel oil furnace works well $400;
2 yr old 120 gal propane tank $300. Can
email/text pics 701.261.5591
Whirlpool Electric Duet dryer. Good
condition, maintained & runs well.
Dryer & dryer vent cleaned out every
other year. Color is dove gray on white.
Has a 4 prong plug. $250 OBO (cash).
701.318.4002
Esteban’s American Legacy guitar
package. Includes guitar w/ 3 band
equalizer, 10W amp w/ overdrive, amp
cable, guitar case & strap, 2 DVDs, 2
lesson books, extra strings & picks.
Never used. 701.566.7165
Beautiful wedding dress never worn.
Size 20. Can be modified. 218.770.6030
Wanted:
Small to medium used gas grill, movable
& properly operational. 701.293.3119
Old 16 ft. steel grain bin; bee boxes
to be placed on 4 acre prairie.
701.793.9081
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Troy-Bilt rototiller by Garden Way. Prefer
a “pony” model, but will consider a
“horse.” Must have a Kohler or Briggs &
Stratton motor. 701.437.3259.
Small shelter for children to use at bus
stop. Chris, 701.361.7770
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