Newsletters

Co-op Currents is the newsletter of the Washington Electric Co-op.

Below you will find the PDF version of the newsletter with the highlights for each month. Click the month name to view the newsletter.

Tree on GMP-VELCO Transmission Lines....
Now Available: Smarthub Outage Alerts by Text and Email
President & General Manager's Message
Statement of Democracy from WEC's Board of Directors
and much more.....

"It Checks Every Single Box. Except for Internet"...
WEC's New Rate Structure: A Year in the Books
President & General Manager's Message
Three Incumbent Candidates Run for Re-Election to WEC's Board
"We're Pretty Certain This Was the First Utility Damage From EAB in the State."

Preparedness and Proactivity - GM Report
Tune in to WEC's 82nd Annual Meeting
President's Recap
Treasurer's Report
WEC's Report Card
2020 Member Survey
Position Statements of the 2021 Candidates
Board of Directors

GM Patty Richards Plans Her Departure
Broadband Bill - Construction Begins
President & General Manager's Message
2021 Board Directors Re-elected
Electric Vehicle Charging Tips
WEC Seeks Solutions to Property Damage
Energy Incentives for Members
Rate Design: Phase 2
Notice of Hearing: PUC Scheduling Conference

Dave Kresock Joins WEC as Director of E&O
Twin Valley Senior Center: Stay for Lunch!
President & General Manager's Message
Romulus Craft Porcelain Artists on High Speed Internet
Board President Steve Knowlton: "Guide the Change"
Member Essay: "At Work In High Places"

Broadband Pole Survey Begins
GM Patty Richards to Chair VT Community Broadband Board
President's and General Manager's Message
VCAAP Grants for COVID-Related Arrearages
Record Year in Capital Credits Refunded to Current & Former Members
Youth Farmers Lead Climate Justice Movement, Marshfield
Members Write: A Note on EVs
More Info on Broadband

Louis Porter: WEC's Next General Manager
Membership Vote to Support Broadband Fiber Grid Improvements
President's and General Manager's Message
Steve Knowlton, Board President: Learning to Lead - Cooperatively
A Conversation Between WEC & Plainfield Co-op General Managers
Capital Credits Coming to You!
and much more....

PUC Approves WEC Rate Redesign, With Conditions
Siting Lines and Striking A Balance - Line Relocation
Go Green, Go Electric, Go WEC!
Retroactive Tax Credits
Run for a Seat on WEC's Board of Directors

Hey Patty, How Does This Affect My Bill?
An Ample Quarter Acre - Annie Reed
Statements from Candidates
President and General Manager's Message
2019 Operations Index... and much more

No In Person Gathering for 81st Annual Member Meeting due to COVID-19
President and General Manager Message
Treasurer's Report
WEC's 2019 Report Card

WEC Holds 81st Annual Meeting Virtually
Co-op Business Proceeds in the New Normal
Board of Director Election Results
President and General Manager Message
Congratulations to Mike Patterson Retiring After 28 years and much more...

WEC's New Rate Design Takes Effect
WEC Triples Grants to Capstone and Vermont Foodbank
President and General Manager Message
Jean Hamilton - Her Seat at the Table
WEC's Public IRP Meeting
Join Project PowerShift and much more....

You're Entitled to a Refund
Weatherization Helps WEC Members Save Big
State Grants for Members in Arrears
President and General Manager Message
Capital Credit Undeliverable list
It's Been a Good Ride - Cabot Mentoring
Co-op Currents Opportunity for Student Journalist

Cooperatives Offer Essential Services....
Garbage Gas: The Renewable Resource
President and General Manager Message
Line Crews Demo New Forestry Equipment
Get to Know Your WEC

Bold Pursuit of Broadband
The Right Thing to Do.....
President and General Manager Message
Small Co-op, Big Technology
WEC Holiday Programs...

Triple Storms
Whose Woods These Are
Co-op Meets State Renewable Energy Standard Goals
President’s Message: Capital Credit Refunds Mitigate Rate Increases……
Annual Meeting Call For Photos and Contest
And much more…….

Staying Safe in an Electrified World
Stan & Elaine Fitch Remember Co-op and Community History
President and General Manager’s Message
Two Incumbents, Two New Candidates Run for Three Board Seats
WEC Takes Action Against A Destructive Bug
Dinner Reservation for 80th Annual Membership Meeting

WEC’S 80th Annual Meeting Celebrates Community Action
President’s Report and General Manager’s Message
Position Statements of the 2018 Candidates for Co-op Board of Directors
Treasurer’s Report
2018 Service and Quality and Reliability Results

WEC Celebrates 80 Years
New Website Coming Soon
Members Write
President’s Report and General Manager’s Message
Levers of Change - Sue Minter
Farewell to Director Folsom

WEC Community Fund Profile
Wrightsville and WEC
Climate Change Is the Issue
President’s Report and General Manager’s Message
Join Project Powershift

The Family Business - Elizabeth Kent Gay Story
New Energy and Cost Saving Incentives
Sense Home Energy Monitor
Where's WEC?
President’s Report and General Manager’s Message
Capital Credit - WEC Returns $750,000 - Missing Member List

Wood Heat for the 21st Century
Cooperatives are In My Heart
In Cooperatives, Members Come First
President’s Report and General Manager’s Message
Preparedness Lesson from Hurricane Dorian in PEI

Halloween Storm
Rate Increase January 1, 2020
Redesigning Rates
President’s Report and General Manager’s Message
Community Meeting 2019
WEC Holiday Programs and much more....

Public Power to the Rescue
Meter Reading Memories
Listening Group Results – Rate Design
President and Manager’s Message

The Wildlife Philosophers – Theresa & Rodney Elmer
Order of Operations – WEC’s Operation Team Triages
Three Incumbents Seek Re-Election to WEC Board
Get to Know Your WEC
79th Annual Member Meeting Reservation Form

79th Annual Meeting Notice and Agenda
Annual Meeting Guest Speaker – Charlie Nardozzi
President, Treasurer and Manager Reports
Director Candidates’ Position Statements
2017 Financials
WEC’s Service, Quality and Reliability results for 2017

Resilience and Innovation at WEC’s 79th Annual Meeting
Heart in the Highlands – Ray Shatney & Janet Steward gift WEC
Net Metering Reimbursement Changes Under New PUC Order
President’s & General Manager’s Joint Message
Health, Wealth and Wisdom in the Garden with Charlie Nardozzi
Get to Know Your WEC
And much more………….

New Rate Design Structure
Community Fund Recipient: Turning Point Center of Central VT
Blowin in the Wind with Meteorologist Roger Hill
PUC Approves 3.72% Rate Increase
President’s & General Manager’s Joint Message
Community Fund 2017 Report

Reliability is About to Get a Whole Lot Better in Northfield
Weaving Self-Reliance – Nancy and Jim Clark in Zienzele
Rate Design Community Conversation September 19
President’s & General Manager’s Joint Message
Capital Credit Former Member Search
WEC Community Meeting October 25
Get to Know Your WEC and much more...

Members Speak Up at Public Forum on Rate Design
Engineered for Efficiency – Sugar Mountain Farm – Walter Jeffries
FEMA Reimburses Co-op
President’s & General Manager’s Joint Message
Feeling the Burn – Coventry Landfill Open House
Cooperative Community Service

WEC Announces Rate Increase for 2019 and 2019 Groton Community Meeting
Two Major Snow Storms Hit Vermont In November
Space Heaters: Low Maintenance, High Cost
WEC Brings Comfort and Joy to Central Vermont Neighbors
Board Candidate and Bylaws Petition Deadline Announcements and much more…

Election Deadlines Near as WEC Prepares for 78th Annual Meeting
The Saga of A Charging Station
President’s Message – New Faces in Montpelier and Farewells to Valued WEC Employees
Money Now Available for Weatherization and Other Energy Improvements

Eyes Wide Open – Money is Available, But Let’s Do Things Right Under “Tier III”
President’s Message – We’re All In This Together – A Vermont Tradition, And a WEC Tradition
Safety For Co-op Members: A Particular Concern in Winter
Three Candidates for WEC’s Board of Directors
Manager’s Report – A Modified Rate Increase, And Proactive Planning For Renewables

78th Annual Meeting Notice and Agenda
Annual Meeting Speaker Susan Morse from “Keeping Track”
Director Candidates’ Position Statements
President, Treasurer and Manager Reports
WEC’s Service, Quality and Reliability Results for 2016
2016 Financial

78th Annual Meeting – An Encouraging Turnout
WEC Eyes Changes To Its Rate Structure
Button-Up, For Saving Money and Cutting Carbon
Construction Work Plans – One ends and one begins
Sue Morse (Keeping Track) A Beautiful Planet Presentation

Middlesex Family Taps Into WEC’s Incentives
PUC Workshop to Review Regulation and Rates
President’s Message and Manager’s Report
When, Where, And How Much?…… Power Predictions
$10,000 Discount for WEC Members and Employees from Freedom Nissan
WEC’s “Community Fund” Keeps Growing

Fare Thee Well, Will (Will Lindner, 22 year editor retires)
President’s Message and Manager’s Report
Co-op Seeks Former Members For Capital Credits
What’s It Really Like to Drive An Electric Vehicle
Fall Events – Community Meeting – October 12 & Coventry Open House – October 17

Right of Way Crews Keep 1,250 Miles of Line Clear By Hand
President’s Message and Manager’s Report – Culture of Safety
Cyber Security, WEC, and the Grid
Member Writes: On Driving an Electric Car
Nissan Leaf $10,000 Discount Extended for WEC Members
2017 Toy Joy, Toys-For-Tots and Warmth Contributions

Massive, Historic Windstorm Hits Northeast, 7,930 WEC Members Lose Power
Members Write: Storm Edition
A Letter from the President and General Manager
2017 Herbicide Notice
Windstorm An Index
Reflecting on the New Reality – 2017 Community Meeting in Worcester

Net Metering–WEC and Others Weigh in on Proposed PSB Rules
Third-Party Payment Services are NOT WEC
Imagining Improvements, Through a Pickup Truck’s Window
It is Your Co-op–How About Running for the WEC Board?
Moving Power Lines Across an Owned, Regulated Landscape

VERMOD Designs New “Mobile” Home Replacement
Three Candidates Run for WEC Board
2015 WEC Community Fund with a Feature on Good Beginnings
Make Your Dinner Reservation for 2016 Annual Meeting
Recycle Your Batteries at WEC

77th Annual Membership Meeting Notice and Agenda
2015 Service Quality and Reliability Report
Report of the 2016 Committee on Candidates
WEC Avoids Rate Increase In 2015
Profiles of Candidates Seeking Election to the Board of Directors

Solaflect Trackers a ‘Match’ for WEC Net Metering
WEC Supports Net Metering
Manager’s Report
Fire-Safety Session Enlivens Annual Meeting
Right-of-Way Re-clearing schedule for Summer and Fall 2016

Dozer Work Pays Off
President’s Message – July Weather
The Graduates
Encroaching on Bear Territory
Tech Students Tour Wrightsville Hydro Plan

A Wall Comes To Life – Mural at WEC’s Warehouse
WEC’s New Member Services Representative
Co-op Seeks Former Members for Capital Credit Refunds
Cure for the ‘Siloxane’ Problem
WEC Community Meeting October 5th

Visit to Small Hamlet – Co-op Community Meeting
Rate Increase on the Horizon
Net Metering Changes Coming for Everyone
State Confers ‘Outstanding Safety Award’
Responding to the Harwood Tragedy through the Five Families Fund

Act 56 and WEC’s ‘Energy Transformation’ Plan for 2017
Rates To Rise on WEC’s Power Bills In January
Living Below 200 kWh A Month Not Much of a Sacrifice for the Reeds and Their Menagerie
The Factors Behind Vermont’s New Net Metering Rules
Board Of Director Elections Coming Up With One Director Not Running for Re-election
President’s Message – Holiday Cheer and Winter Preparedness

Four-Day December Storm Causes Unprecedented Outages
Generators and UPS Systems – What You Need to Know
Precautions for the Winter-Outage Season – Ways to Stay Safe if You Lose Your Power
Stephen Knowlton Appointed to Fill Interim Board Seat
Three Squares: WEC Staff, Family and Friends Join The Effort

2014 System Reliability Report
A ‘Renewable Portfolio’ for Vermont Utilities?
Four Candidates Petition for WEC’s Board of Directors
WEC Weaves Wellness into its Corporate Culture
A Community Fund Profile–VCIL: More About ‘Ability’ Than Disability

76th Annual Membership Meeting Notice and Agenda
2014 Service Quality and Reliability Report
Report of the 2015 Committee on Candidates
2014 Treasurer’s Report
Profiles of Candidates Seeking Election to the Board of Directors

Robust Turnout at WEC’s 76th Annual Meeting
Co-op President Bernstein Receives Prestigious Aiken Award
Green Thumbs Sprouting at Washington Electric
2015 Right-of-Way Reclearing Projects
WEC Staff Discusses Energy Issues with Craftsbury Students

Contending with Act 148 & a Changing Waste Stream
Members Could Receive Calls in August/September for Member Satisfaction Survey
The Bees’ Needs–Hope & Beauty in a Small Gesture
October 8 Community Meeting Will Include Tour of Co-op’s Office
Coventry Open House on September 9 Includes Tour of Landfill

Tunbridge Rebuild Sidelined by December Storm
What Are These Things Called Capital Credits?
WEC Seeks Former Members for Capital Credit Refunds
Confronting Our Energy Challenges Honestly and Openly
CVABE–Helping People Help Themselves

WEC Drops Hydro Quebec Power for a Year–Will Reclaim as Needed
WEC Community Meeting Features New Laws & Challenges
WEC’s ‘100%’ Renewable Logo Makes a Statement
Adamant Food Cooperative Leads the Way
The Annual ‘Space Heater’ Gambit

WEC Debuts Electric Vehicle Charging Stations
Members Rate WEC’s Performance
Cabot Joins WEC’s EV Campaign
Positive Effects of RECs
Thinking About Board Elections and Bylaw Proposals