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September 2011 
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The "lucky" Electronic Mail Recipient of this months $100 power bill credit is...

Sarah Cumbie of Niceville, FL

Please Email newsletter@chelco.com from your registered email address within the next 30 days to claim your prize.

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 Do you want to receive your CHELCO power bill electronically?
 

Personal Computer CHELCO Electronic Bill Statement Notification Service (E-Billing) gives our members the option of receiving their monthly electric bill statement via email instead of the traditional paper statement delivered by the United States Postal Service.

By participating in E-Billing, our members are helping to protect the environment by reducing the amount of natural resources required to service their account. Additionally, this service will help CHELCO reduce billing and postage costs.

If you are interested in taking advantage of this service opportunity, please visit one of CHELCO's six area offices and complete a registration form.

For your convenience, click the link below and print out the form. Complete the form and send to CHELCO with your next bill payment.

Please contact CHELCO's Member Service Department if you have any questions or would like further information regarding this service.

Click here to download registration form... 


 Beat the cold: Caulk before Thanksgiving
 

Man caulking on ladder If your house is drafty or if your heating bill seems too high, it could be that the warm, conditioned indoor airs is leaking out of the house-or the cold outdoor weather is finding its way in.

Caulking obvious holes and cracks is a good place to start saving money and energy as the weather cools off.

Read entire article... 


 CHELCO delves into Social Media
 

Important News Now you can find out what's happening throughout CHELCO's communities and around the service territory with the new Power Talk Forum.

This is CHELCO's new means of communication with members on the co-op Web site. New messages will be posted weekly on a variety of topics, including what's new at CHELCO. Messages will be updated more frequently in the event of storms or other outages.

Members must register to ask questions or simply comment on the posting. Mark www.chelco.com in your "Favorites" file, so you'll be ready when you need to see what's happening.

More and more co-ops are turning to social media to connect more quickly with members. It proved to be especially useful in the aftermath of Hurricane Irene in August. One co-op in North Carolina had only 29 people on its Facebook page until the storm hit. Then they had more than 500 logging on to check restoration efforts.

Visit the forum & register today... 


 Recipe of the Month
 Double Layer Pumpkin Cheesecake

pumpkin cheesecake With fall and pumpkin season right around the corner, try this great alternative to pumpkin pie. This delicious recipe is a special treat for those cheescake fans out there. This recipe comes courtesy of allrecipes.com and has been one of their consistent " favorites."

Ingredients:
  • 2 (8 ounce) packages cream cheese,
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 (9 inch) prepared graham cracker crust
  • 1/2 cup pumpkin puree
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground cloves
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup frozen whipped topping, thawed

Directions:
  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
  2. In a large bowl, combine cream cheese, sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Blend in eggs one at a time. Remove 1 cup of batter and spread into bottom of crust; set aside.
  3. Add pumpkin, cinnamon, cloves and nutmeg to the remaining batter and stir gently until well blended. Carefully spread over the batter in the crust.
  4. Bake in preheated oven for 35 to 40 minutes, or until center is almost set. Allow to cool, then refrigerate for 3 hours or overnight. Cover with whipped topping before serving.

Amount Per Serving Calories: 426 | Total Fat: 29g | Cholesterol: 114mg Serves: 8

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 Efficiency Tip of the Month
 

Sept. 2011 Tip of the Month

 


This is what our CHELCO Magazine readers will be learning more about in this month's print edition:

  • TS Lee causes widespread outages
  • Plans for 2012 Youth Tour shaping up
  • Agreeing with Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
  • Build a better world through cooperatives