Since 2009, Empire Electric has helped its customers understand and potentially reduce their electricity usage with the use of Kill A Watt electricity usage monitors, available on loan through five area libraries.

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    • Empire strives to provide reasonable rates

      • Most of us dread seeing a rate change letter come in the mail. In December, you received such a letter from Empire Electric Association's General Manager Neal Stephens notifying members of an increase in wholesale rates and a rate design change. The notification stated that the average residential customers will see no increase on their electric...

    • Appliances still use energy in the off position

      • If your cell phone charger is left plugged in after charging your phone, does it still use electricity? Does a screen-saver reduce the energy use of your monitor? The answer to both these questions is that these appliances continue to use energy. Most electrical products cannot be switched off completely without unplugging the device or turning it...

    • Construction begins on new engineering/operations building

      • I am pleased to report that construction has commenced on the engineering and operations complex about 1.8 miles north of our current headquarter building in Cortez. Grand Junction-based Chamberlin Architects was the architectural firm for the complex and Durango-based FCI Constructors, Inc., was awarded a construction contract for $6.4 million to...

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