Message From General Manager – March 2025

Why We Encourage Conservation

You may wonder why we encourage you to conserve energy. After all, we’re in the business of selling electricity. Why would we encourage our members to use less of it?

Your cooperative isn’t in business to make a profit; it exists to serve you in the most efficient, reliable, and cost-effective way possible. Fannin Electric Cooperative is owned by the people it serves and shares its members’ interest in keeping costs down.

We strongly encourage energy conservation for a number of reasons. First, it’s good common sense. Although fossil fuels are still relatively abundant, their quantity is finite. Depleting these natural resources means there will be less fuel for future generations.

Conserving energy also saves you money in 2 ways: Less power simply makes for a lower bill, and when many consumers lower their usage, it saves your cooperative money as well.

You see, Fannin EC must keep enough power (capacity) reserved to supply all members’ highest usage. If that energy peak can be flattened, the co-op pays less for power. New power sources may not have to be tapped as soon as they would otherwise, and the construction of costly new generating plants can be postponed.

Here at your cooperative, we’re working to keep your electricity affordable by automating operations where possible and by setting reasonable budgets that do not sacrifice reliability and service. We have no control, however, over the market price of fuels needed to generate electricity.

We’ll continue to offer tips for conserving electricity, even though we’re in the business of selling it. You can count on Fannin EC to continue looking out for you.

Just remember that we all need to conserve energy of all types—from gasoline to natural gas to propane. Many types of fuel make up our nation’s energy picture and affect our pocketbooks. You can help us keep costs affordable by conserving all kinds of energy, not just electricity.