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More than 40 million Americans spread across 75 percent of the landmass rely upon their electric cooperatives for safe, reliable power at an affordable price. As the demand for energy increases - becoming more energy efficient is important. Electric cooperatives and consumers need to work together to help manage energy use.
America’s electric cooperative network which brings reliable, cost-effective power to more than 40 million consumers, has a deep appreciation for the desire to gain energy independence. Electric cooperatives are actively involved in producing and distributing renewable energy throughout the country. From wind to solar to biomass, cooperatives are leading the way in providing renewable energy for America.
Currently there are no problems in supplying you with electricity! If you have no power, check your breakers and fuses to see if the problem is on your system. If not, check with your neighbors to see if they have power. To report a power outage, click on the information button, plug in your zip code to find your trouble reporter's phone number and/or call your local Bluestem Office to report an outage.
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To find your local trouble reporter, please type in your zipcode below.
Please write this information down and keep it near your phone to report outages or other troubles. Zipcode:
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***Opt-Out Notice***
Beginning late June, when you provide a check as payment, you authorize us to either use the information from your check to make a one-time electronic fund transfer from your account or to process the payment as a check transaction.If you do not wish for your check to be converted electronically, please call us at ClayCenter - 785-632-3111 / 800-297-8725 or Wamego - 785-456-2212 / 800-558-1582 or email us at member_services@bluestemelectric.comand say you wish to “opt out.”Please have your account number(s) handy.
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What is an ECA (Energy Cost Adjustment)
Bluestem Electric Cooperative purchases power each month from its power supplier – Kansas Electric Power Cooperative, Inc. (KEPCo) at a wholesale cost to meet the electric energy needs of its members. This cost of wholesale power is a significant cost of providing electric service to the member.
The ECA provides for a monthly adjustment dependent on any differences in the average cost from the base cost of wholesale power.
When the kilowatt hour cost to the cooperative is lower than the basecost, there is a credit to the bill.When the kilowatt hour cost to the cooperative is higher than the base cost, there is an adder to the bill.
Wholesale power costs fluctuate for a host of reasons.In the hot summer months, the excess demand for energy requires KEPCo to buy power from more expensive sources.
As you can guess, people generally don’t ask questions when their bills are lowered with a credit.They tend to ask questions when their bill is increased.However, consumers can help the cooperative and in turn, themselves by curtailing their usage during the peak hours of the hot days of summer (approx. 3:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.).
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WEATHER DATA
Weather Data from the Manhattan Reporting Center (for the last 5 years) is located on the Information Page
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Bluestem's Process for Restoring Power After A Storm can be located on the Information Page
