For members of Wake Electric Membership Corporation

WakeElectriConnection “The power to make a difference”

Call to report outages: 919.863.6499 or 800.743.3155Regular offi ce hours: M–F, 8 a.m.–5 p.m.Telephone hours: M–F, 7 a.m.–6 p.m., 863.6300 or 800.474.6300Underground locating service: Call 811Dedicated pay-by-phone number: 866.999.4593

SmartHubComing Soon for Members—a new account management app for mobile devices and personal computers

Wake Electric will soon be offering SmartHub, a convenient account access and two-way communication app that will be available to members online, as well as through mobile devices, including iPhone, iPad and Android smart phones and tablets. SmartHub will replace our current eBill program and provide a more intuitive and easy-to-navigate way to manage your Wake Electric account online, with the option to also access your account via these mobile devices.

SmartHub will allow members to:

Manage account information directly from mobile devices or the web

Make secure payments

Notify customer service of account and service issues

View bills, see payment history, and make payments on one or more accounts

Set up recurring payments

Report outages

Check monthly, daily and hourly electric usage

With SmartHub, the power of data is in your hands through convenient account management and detailed usage information. You will be able to do all of these

things and more at the touch of a button from your mobile device or on your PC.

The two-way communication available with SmartHub will also allow Wake Electric to notify you about special offers, programs, events and more. In addition, the app will give you directions to offi ce locations, payment drop boxes and payment kiosks using the map feature on your device.

Keep looking for more information on SmartHub in this newsletter. We hope to unveil this new, free service during fall 2012.

AUGUST 2012

Move Over for SafetyDid you know that North Carolina has a “Move Over” law that protects law enforcement offi cers, emergency workers and even utility trucks working on the side of the road restoring electrical service? This law requires motorists to move one lane away from any of these vehicles that are on the side of the highway, or to reduce speed if they are unable to move over safely. The “Move Over” law ensures more safety for citizens and emergency responders.

Wake Electric is grateful for the inclusion of utility workers in the “Move Over” law because many of North Carolina’s rural roads are next to ditches with little to no

shoulder, so there is very little space for trucks to park. This law protects our line crews who sometimes work in hazardous conditions along roads to repair power poles and lines and restore service. Safety is a top priority at Wake Electric, and the “Move Over” law will help keep both our employees and our members safer on the roads.

A violation of the “Move Over” law will result in a mandatory fi ne of $250, plus court costs. So next time you are driving and you see an emergency vehicle, law enforcement offi cer or utility truck stopped alongside a highway, please move over for safety!

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Wake Electric Has Money To Return to Former MembersBecause Wake Electric is a

not-for-profi t utility, when we make money beyond our operating costs, we return that money to our members in the form of “capital credits.” Because the formula for distribution is based on prior years of operation, often customers who

are entitled to capital credits have moved and it is diffi cult to locate them. If the U.S. Postal Service returns a capital check to us, we make every effort to locate the person entitled to the check. The following is a list of people who have had their checks returned to us

because their address is not correct. If you see your name or the names of family, friends or associates, please have them contact Wake Electric at 1-800-474-6300, 919-863-6300, or email us at information@wemc.com. You can also visit our website for the names at www.wemc.com.

Willis F Abbott, Butner, NCLottie M Alford, Zebulon, NCHick Allen, Wake Forest, NCKenneth R Allen, Zebulon, NCLeotha Allen, Wake Forest, NCC Michael Allen, Amelia Court House, VAL H Allen, Jr, Franklinton, NCP S Allen, Jr, Louisburg, NCCarey Alston, Wake Forest, NCMelvin Alston, Franklinton, NCWilliam M Anderson, Cheraw, SCPhilip W Andrews, Durham, NCGregory O Annis, Wake Forest, NCTerry D Arnett, Clayton, NCDavid Arnold, Henderson, NCLarry C Arnold, Youngsville, NCJoe Artis, Franklinton, NCRobert L Atkins, Raleigh, NCCharles Avery, Knightdale, NCRon Baggett, Emerald Isle, NCEugene Bailey, Yorktown, VAConrad Bailey, Wake Forest, NCEdward T Bailey, Franklinton, NCHarvey D Bailey, Youngsville, NCJohnny F Bailey, Middlesex, NCMichael L Bailey, Wake Forest, NCW E Barbour, Salter Path, NCT S Barefoot, Apo New York, NYSam Barker, Dudley, NCDean Barnes, Raleigh, NCEstella Barnes, Zebulon, NCJames L Barnes, Zebulon, NCLarry Barnhill, Wake Forest, NCCharles W Bass, Middlesex, NCDonna Batchelor, Oxford, NCEthel B Batten, Selma, NCStephen M Beatrous, Durham, NCKaren J Bell, Raleigh, NCGregory T Berns, Wake Forest, NCBeatrice Biddix, Burlington, NCAlison W Binns, Durham, NCDonald C Bishop, Austin, TXJ H Blackley, Youngsville, NCLennie Blackley, Franklinton, NCDouglas W Bobbitt, Knightdale, NCJames R Bostic, Wake Forest, NCRaymond J Boucher, Jr, Raleigh, NCJune Bowden, Oxford, NCLelon V Boykin, Zebulon, NCKeith D Boykin, Wilson, NCMrs V Boykin, Kenly, NC

Edna Bradley, Raleigh, NCEsther D Brannon, Wake Forest, NCMilton Brodie, Franklinton, NCLouise D Brogden, Creedmoor, NCPatsy L Brogden, Kill Devil Hills, NCDennis M Brown, Rocky Mount, NCEd Brown, Franklinton, NCWilliam L Brown Sr, Roxboro, NCJohn D Bullock, Raleigh, NCC L Bullock, Jr, Durham, NCLydia G Bumsted, Mclean, VAHarry Lee Burgess, Zebulon, NCGeorge P Burkhardt, Jr, Longwood, FLJack Burwell, Knightdale, NCWilliam Bynum, Zebulon, NCE W Byrd, Durham, NCJames E Cannady, Franklinton, NCJohn F Cannady, Kittrell, NCLewis E Cannady, Wendell, NCElsie M Caracofe, Staunton, VASnead H Carey, Jr, Roxboro, NCCarolyn Carpenter, Durham, NCJesse Carpenter, Morehead City, NCMichael R Carpenter, Raleigh, NCErnest Carr, Louisburg, NCJames P Carroll, Knightdale, NCMarshall R Carroll, Durham, NCTerry G Carroll, Wilmington, NCJames M Carter, Raleigh, NCLarry Carter, Youngsville, NCSidney Carter, Raleigh, NCVernon R Carter, Creedmoor, NCMilton L Carter, Houston, TXJames D Castleberry, Madison Heights, VACarol Chacto, Wake Forest, NCErnest Chambers, Oxford, NCDeborah E Chamblee, Raleigh, NCWilliam B Champion, Reidsville, NCOma C Chase, Knightdale, NCWilber W Cheney, Jr, Zebulon, NCDan Chermak, Raleigh, NCLewis Choplin, Wake Forest, NCJimmy Christos, Wake Forest, NCDeborah K Clark, Raleigh, NCGeorge E Clark, Nokesville, VABeauna Clarke, Knightdale, NCEmra Clemons, Charlotte, NCEzell Clemons, Middlesex, NCJanna Coen, Raleigh, NCFrank Coker Stanley J Colbert, Louisburg, NC

Mario Colclough, Zebulon, NCJames E Cole, Jr, Greeneville, TNRonald D Combs, Laurel Springs, NCBen Cooley, Middlesex, NCClinton S Cooper, Oxford, NCEdna Cope, Stem, NCJohn M Corbett, Raleigh, NCShirley Cotton, Creedmoor, NCAnthony Creech, Zebulon, NCJanet Creech, Middlesex, NCRichard Cronk, Raleigh, NCFate Crumel, Middlesex, NCWayne Currie, Wendell, NCRalph M Currin, Creedmoor, NCCarl T Daniel, Butner, NCMargaret L Daniel, Butner, NCWilliam R Daniel, Wake Forest, NCZolie Daniel, Wake Forest, NCNb Daniel, Jr., Blackstone, VAIda Rogers David, Wake Forest, NCCecil E Davis, Raleigh, NCBirtha L Davis, Raleigh, NCButch Davis, Knightdale, NCHugh Davis, Raleigh, NCRuby L Davis, Wake Forest, NCWalter S Davis, Raleigh, NCWilliam G Davis, Youngsville, NCDaniel Davis, Jr, Franklinton, NCGeorge D Davis, Jr, Princeton, NJColeman B Davis, Sr, Bunn, NCRuby D Dean, Oxford, NCTimothy D Dean, Oxford, NCMichael B Denton, Tarboro, NCJohn E Dickeron, Sr., Wake Forest, NCRosa M Dickerson Rs, Oxford, NCGeorge W Dillion, Laurel Hill, NCDavid S Dixon, Raleigh, NCClifton J Duke, Creedmoor, NCSamuel Dunston, Kittrell, NCDwight Durham, Louisburg, NCDavid E Earp, Wendell, NCJessie Echols, Youngsville, NCBettie L Edwards, Kenly, NCEffi e Edwards, Durham, NCGarland Edwards Edwards, Kenly, NCGerald Edwards, Raleigh, NCWilliam F Edwards, Franklinton, NCVann Ellington, Raleigh, NCJames E Elliot, Creedmoor, NCPorter J Elsey, Plantation, FLIda Ely, Wake Forest, NC

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William E Epps, Youngsville, NCMacon Etherlria III, Louisburg, NCLila Ezzell, Raleigh, NCEilemar Farm, Inc., Raleigh, NCCharles J Farmer, Louisburg, NCGertrude O Ferguson, Raleigh, NCHenry E Ferguson, Durham, NCCoy C Ferrell, Durham, NCIrene Ferrell, Zebulon, NCHorace Fipps, Zebulon, NCJohn B Flowers, Wake Forest, NCMrs S C Forman, Oxford, NCMichael E Foster, Louisburg, NCWilliam Edward Foster, Kittrell, NCSallie Fowler, Wake Forest, NCDianne Fowler, Wake Forest, NCMelvin Fowler, Zebulon, NCWoodrow Frazier, Youngsville, NCJames T Freeman, Raleigh, NCAudie G Futrell, Raleigh, NCBessie Garner, Roxboro, NCRandall W Garner, Creedmoor, NCRobert T Garrett, Franklinton, NCHoward Y Garvey, Raleigh, NCW H Geddie, Youngsville, NCHoward A George, Wake Forest, NCEdward L Gillette, Rougemont, NCChristine N Glass , Oxford, NCJames O Glassen, Racine, WIJerry T Glenn, Zebulon, NCMildred G Glenn, Raleigh, NCLois Glover, Oxford, NCWilliam Gooch, Durham, NCDoug Goodman, Wilmington, NCLaverne Goodwin, Wake Forest, NCWilbur M Goss, Raleigh, NCGary W Gourley, Franklinton, NCWarren Gray, Goldsboro, NCCharles Green, Franklinton, NCCharlie A Greene, Creedmoor, NCRobert Gregory, Oxford, NCMrs Pearlee P Gropp, Raleigh, NCMike Gulledge, Matthews, NCEdith Gulley, Franklinton, NCJ R Gupton, Louisburg, NCKenneth W Gupton, Henderson, NCHarry Hagwood, Knightdale, NCDouglas S Hall, Wake Forest, NCJerry M Hall, Knightdale, NCWalton C Hall, Selma, NCLillie Hamilton, Wake Forest, NCRichard M Hamilton, Raleigh, NCLewis J Hargrove, Henderson, NCMary Hargrove, Oxford, NCPeggy Harp, Butner, NCCraig Harrington, Wendell, NCJ W Harris, Raleigh, NCJay Harris, Holly Springs, NCLeamond J Harris, Wake Forest, NCNathaniel Harris, Durham, NCA C Harrison, Creedmoor, NCMarian Hartsfi eld, Bunn, NCChester Hawkins, Franklinton, NCEliza M Hayes, Franklinton, NCBeulah Y Haywood, Raleigh, NCClarence J Henderson, Oxford, NCEstelle Henry, Franklinton, NCJ I Hester, Wake Forest, NC

Margaret D Hicks, Wake Forest, NCVena G Hill, Youngsville, NCCarlton Hinnant, Angier, NCDavid Hogan, Durham, NCEmory T Holden, Wake Forest, NCUlyses Holden, Jr, Henderson, NCMary E Holder, Zebulon, NCThurman Holder, Zebulon, NCWayne Gene Hollen, Durham, NCJoseph C Holloway, Oxford, NCTommie Holmon, Zebulon, NCRobert W Honeycutt, Youngsville, NCDonnell Horne, Zebulon, NCPeter L Horner, Durham, NCKeith Horning, Garland, TXBennie Horton, Rolesville, NCMaurice R Horton, Zebulon, NCClyde E Hunt, Franklinton, NCPervis P Hunt, Raleigh, NCEdward Hyatt, Winston Salem, NCHarding Hydraulics, Wake Forest, NCGary Hyman, Zebulon, NCArthur S Ivey, Roosevelt, UTMarguerite Jaffe, Henderson, NCRachel B Jefferys, Kittrell, NCBen C Johnson, Zebulon, NCCecil L Johnson, Emit, NCDallas R Johnson, Franklinton, NCH L Johnson, Zebulon, NCVernon Johnson, Durham, NCWillie M Johnson, Creedmoor, NCCurtis Jones, Kernersville, NCFranklin Jones, Bailey, NCGertrude P Jones, Franklinton, NCJohn R Jones, Bailey, NCLeslie L Jones, Raleigh, NCOtha T Jones, Wake Forest, NCRicky T Jones, Raleigh, NCRobert L Jones, Franklinton, NCRoy A Jones, Henderson, NCG A Jones, Jr., Hampstead, NCCharles Joyner, Louisburg, NCLarry Joyner, Chapel Hill, NCZ T Joyner Joyner, Louisburg, NCCarl Kearney, Henderson, NCCarl R Kearney, Youngsville, NCHelen Kearney, Franklinton, NCLarry G Kearney, Wake Forest, NCMary A Kearney, Franklinton, NCMary A Kearney, Kittrell, NCJohn R Keenan, Oak Island, NCRay Kennedy, Zebulon, NCSteve King, Garner, NCKevin Kniefel, Jacksonville, FLJoseph Knight, Oxford, NCRichard A Labaw, Jr, Wake Forest, NCSue W Lambert, Knightdale, NCJames C Lamm, Wake Forest, NCNellie S Lamm, Wake Forest, NCHaywood D Lancaster, Wake Forest, NCWalter M Langley, Zebulon, NCBarbara Lassiter, Kittrell, NCRobert J Lauster, Raleigh, NCBrenda J Lee, Wake Forest, NCCarolyn Lee, Wake Forest, NCWilliam W Lee, Durham, NCJoseph A Lemieux, Berlin, CTVasser G Liles, Jr, Zebulon, NC

Cindy O Lockleair, Wake Forest, NCDavid T Long, Louisburg, NCDena B Longmire, Kittrell, NCLucy B Longmire, Franklinton, NCAntonion L Lopez, Midland, TXWinnie M Lowery, Franklinton, NCAl Macklin, King, NCRodney W Maker, Goldsboro, NCJohn A Mallory, Wake Forest, NCBaxter Mann, Louisburg, NCTommy Marshburn, Knightdale, NCAlice W Martin, Zebulon, NCEdsel Martin, Zebulon, NCDavid A Mason, Raleigh, NCRicky Massenburg, Zebulon, NCWillie Massenburg, Wake Forest, NCJohn Massey, Butner, NCNancy E Matherly, Creedmoor, NCRobert J Matthews, Bailey, NCDavid L May, Franklinton, NCOtto A Mazzoni, La Plata, MdAnne P Mcarthur, Franklinton, NCMary A Mcgriff, League City, TXRobert Means, Louisburg, NCSeth Merritt, Raleigh, NCJames E Meyer, Raliegh, NCBillie C Michael, Creedmoor, NCDelois Miles, Kittrell, NCJames W Mitchell, Knightdale, NCMary F Mitchell, Raleigh, NCTony Mitchell, Durham, NCV B Montague, Oxford, NCDanny Moore, Oxford, NCRoger Moore, Raleigh, NCC C Moore, Jr, Durham, NCBuddy Morris, Youngsville, NCHarry T Morris, Wake Forest, NCBruce W Muhleim, Raleigh, NCAndrew L Murphrey, Jr, Knightdale, NCEstate Of James Narron, Middlesex, NCWayne Narron, Middlesex, NCH R Nelson, Mt Pleasant, SCClyde A Newton, Sprucepine, NCKenneth W Newton, Wake Forest, NCO B Newton, Jr, Oxford, NCTimothy Nichols, Wake Forest, NCMrs. C Nielsen Nielsen, Wake Forest, NCRobert C Oakley, Oxford, NCLawrence O’Britis, Sparrow Bush, NYFrank O’Neal, Zebulon, NCEmma G O’Neal, Zebulon, NCJ A O’Shea, Charlotte, NCP & P Concrete Co, Inc, Selma, NC Donald W Parker, Wilson, NCTed W Parker, Creedmoor, NCSidney Parris, Kittrell, NCRichard F Parrish, Durham, NCDoris Paschall, Youngsville, NCRichard C Payne, Durham, NCWilliam D Peace, Youngsville, NCDouglas Pearce, Knightdale, NCElla R Pearce, Wake Forest, NCJoseph M Perry, Franklinton, NCN E Perry, Wake Forest, NCNoffi e Perry, Louisburg, NCRonald L Perry, Raleigh, NCCarolyn Peters, Louisburg, NC

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY TIP Look to your windows for energy savings. Use weather stripping on old windows, and, if you can, add storm windows. In hot climates, add solar fi lm screening to west-facing windows to catch heat. For new units, consider double-glazed panes; in cold climates, “low-e” coatings on glass can help reduce heat loss. Find more ways to save at TogetherWeSave.com.

Source: Touchstone Energy® Cooperatives

Vicki Peters, Raleigh, NCMildred Q Peterson, Pinetops, NCBob L Phillips, Creedmoor, NCBarbara L Phillips, Youngsville, NCCarmon E Phillips, Raleigh, NCCharles Phillips, Raleigh, NCJ A Phillips, Wake Forest, NCWayne Pierce, Crystal River, FLFlorence C Pipkin, Durham, NCJames R Pittman, Hillsborough, NCJerome E Pitts, Sanford, NCWilson L Pleger, Kittrell, NCRonald R Poliquin, Louisburg, NCJames M Ponder, Durham, NCCharles W Prather, Knightdale, NCWilliam M Price, Bunn, NCBilly Privette, Raleigh, NCJimmie L Pulley, Mocksville, NCJesse W Pulley, Falls Church, VALeonard Puryear, Knightdale, NCJ W Radford, Emit, NCSarah Ann Rainey, Knightdale, NCLiddie Ray, Raleigh, NCWilliam N Ray, Durham, NCJohn H Raynor, Durham, NCInez A Reagan, Wake Forest, NCMichael Reepe, Wake Forest, NCDavid A Ricard, Manchester, NHGeraldine Richardson, Middlesex, NCJason Richardson, Durham, NCDavid Riggan, Kittrell, NCRobert E Riggs, Durham, NCSusan M Rivers, Wake Forest, NCLarry D Robbins, Louisburg, NCNancy C Roberts, Oxford, NCKay Rochelle, Wake Forest, NCDuane Rock, Butner, NCLela Rogers, Wake Forest, NCRoy Rogers, Oxford, NCM. Carson Rogerson, III, Irmo, SCStephen W Rooche, Raleigh, NCTommy G Rowe, Zebulon, NCStanley Rowland, Fuquay Varina, NCMilton S Royster, Henderson, NCDavid A Samonds, Kure Beach, NCPaul Sandidge, Mt Carmel, TNLloyd Sanford, Henderson, NCWilliam Sanford, Raleigh, NCJerry C Sauls, Raleigh, NCJulia S Saunders, Aiken, SCWilbert Scarboro, Kenly, NCEdward F Schnack, Maryland, NYRonald Scoggins, Wake Forest, NC

Mrs A Scott, Franklinton, NCFrances L Seagrove, Butner, NCMel Sechrest, Franklinton, NCJohn E Seeley, Franklinton, NCMrs Inez Shackelford, Durham, NCDonnie D Shaver, Sr., Auburn, ALTerry L Shearer, Youngsville, NCJon Shearin, Louisburg, NCS W Singleton, Moneta, VAMichael L Smelser, Durham, NCCharles T Smith, Oxford, NCMilton L Smith, Kittrell, NCJohn W Smithies, Wake Forest, NCCarolyn A Spencer, Brooklyn, NYDonald G Stainback, Oxford, NCEdna H Stallings, Mebane, NCMrs Decie Stancil, Kenly, NCCharles Stanley, Wake Forest, NCGlenn A Staples, Youngsville, NCJoe F Starnes, Jr., Raleigh, NCRobert Steele, Spencer, NCNeil W Stephenson, Buies Creek, NCJoe Stone, Durham, NCSamuel B Stone, Hopewell, VAIda S Stovall, Stovall, NCLeon M Stovall, Franklinton, NCLeonard B Strickland, Louisburg, NCMack Strickland, Dunn, NCPat Strickland, Selma, NCH G Sutton, Sr., Youngsville, NCCallonia Tabron, Bailey, NCJames E Tart, Youngsville, NCJackie L Taylor, Ashland, KyA.W. Taylor, Oxford, NCElliott Taylor, Durham, NCJohn Taylor, Kittrell, NCKenneth E Taylor, Raleigh, NCWorth J Tew, Shellman, GABilly Tharrington, Louisburg, NCDanny Tharrington, Louisburg, NCBilly Thomas, Henderson, NCDonnie P Thomas, Stem, NCJosephine Thomas, Youngsville, NCWilliam J Thomas, Louisburg, NCJudy Thompson, Burlington, NCTerry Thrower, Raleigh, NCAlice E Tilley, Creedmoor, NCJoann Townsend, Middlesex, NCWilliam E Truesdale, Jr, Charleston, SCHoutty Turnage, Zebulon, NCFrank E Turner, Emit, NCJim Turner, Zebulon, NCMr J Ulrick, Raleigh, NC

Gospel Unlimited, Rolesville, NCGeorge M Upchurch, Wake Forest, NCRobert E Upchurch, Knightdale, NCDonald R Uzzell, Wendell, NCMack Waddell, Fayetteville, GACurtis J Watkins, Northside, NCEddie Watkins, Butner, NCMary B Watkins, Philadelphia, PAC.V. Watson, Creedmoor, NCWalter Watson, Middlesex, NCJack Weathersby, Boone, NCCarol Wells, Charlotte, NCEvelyn Wells, Little River, ScWilliam T Whitaker, Youngsville, NCCarlos M White, Thomasville, NCPeter White, Oxford, NCDennis L Whitfi eld, Selma, NCBarbara C Whitley, Zebulon, NCJohn E Whitley, Selma, NCDarrell Whitlow, Butner, NCW B Wilder, Shellman, GAM L Wilder, Franklinton, NCLeslie S Wilkes, Greenwich, CTJimmie Wilkes, Youngsville, NCJane Williams, Oxford, NCJimmy E Williams, Zebulon, NCLee R Williams, Kittrell, NCLindsey M Williams, Oxford, NCMrs C Williams, Oxford, NCWilliam W Williams, Raleigh, NCE H Williams, Jr, Wake Forest, NCKathryn Wilson, Durham, NCKenneth R Wilson, Rolesville, NCNancy D Wilson, Kittrell, NCRaymond Wilson, Wake Forest, NCJames W Wilson, Jr., Durham, NCWilliam G Winders, Raleigh, NCRosa Winston, Franklinton, NCMillard Wise, Zebulon, NCJoseph P Wofford, Raleigh, NCRobert S Wofford, Wake Forest, NCBobby Womble, Durham, NCTeresa B Wood, Creedmoor, NCHoward Woodall, Raleigh, NCClaude Woodlief, Youngsville, NCRene B Woolard, Franklinton, NCJerry B Wooten, Raleigh, NCMary T Yarborough, Louisburg, NCHarold A Yellee II, Raleigh, NCAndrew G Young, Wake Forest, NCJessie Young, Oxford, NC

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Save A Date for MAC Meetings in October Mark your calendars for

October 15, 16 and 18 for our fall 2012 Mem-

ber Advisory Commit-tee (MAC) meetings. These meetings are an excellent way to discuss electric utility issues and the cur-rent plans and prog-

ress of Wake Electric with its senior management team.

These casual meetings are open to all Wake Electric members. As an incentive, we will have

several drawings for a $25 credit on your next electric bill. A catered dinner is included for all attendees.

The October MAC meetings will be held at Wake Electric’s Youngsville offi ce at 228 Park Avenue at 6:30 p.m. Members can choose to attend ONE of the following dates:

Monday, October 15

Tuesday, October 16

Thursday, October 18

If you have any questions or wish to RSVP, please contact Darnell Alford, Business Operations Specialist, at (919) 863-6312 or 1-800-474-6300 or via e-mail at Darnell.Alford@WEMC.com. You must RSVP by October 10th before 5 p.m. Space is limited and attendance is on a fi rst-come, fi rst serve basis. If the date you have chosen is full, you will be notifi ed. Be sure to leave a contact number in your RSVP message.

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Update on the AMI Meter Exchange and the Monitor & Manage Program

ADVANCED METER INFRASTRUCTURE (AMI) METER UPDATEWake Electric has currently upgraded 22,000 meters to our new AMI meters, which represents about 60 percent of our total membership. It is our goal to have all of the residential meters exchanged system-wide by the end of 2012. AMI meters store electric use, outage and voltage information, as well as communicate it back to the co-op offi ce through a secure, wireless communication network.

MONITOR & MANAGE PROGRAMOnce your meter has been upgraded, you will have access to the Monitor & Manage program, an online energy monitoring system that utilizes Wake Electric’s “smart grid” communications network to collect monthly, daily and hourly energy data reports from each home. Interval data reports are available through your eBill account, free of charge. The energy usage reports will allow members to better evaluate and manage their energy consumption. For more information, visit www.wemc.com/monitorandmanage.aspx

Teachers! Apply for Grant by August 17 for Chance to Win $500 Gift Card

I t pays to apply early! The deadline to submit Bright Ideas education grant applications for the 2012–2013 school

year is Wednesday, September 12, but teachers who submit their application by the early bird deadline on Friday, August 17, will be entered in a drawing to win a $500 Visa gift card.

To learn more or to start an online application, visit www.ncbrightideas.com or www.wemc.com/brightideas.aspx.

TECHNOLOGY GRANTDon’t forget! Local teachers can also apply for a Classroom Technology grant, also due on Wednesday, September 12. For more information, please visit www.wemc.com/classawards2.aspx

PERSONNEL

Jim Mangum General Manager & CEO

Phil Price Chief Operating Offi cer & Ass’t. General Manager

Don BowmanManager, Engineering

Fred Keller Manager, Member & Energy Services

Scott PooleManager, Customer Service

Suzanne Shoaf WardPublic Relations/Communications Specialist and Editor

P.O. Box 1229, 414 East Wait Avenue, Wake Forest, NC 27588, www.wemc.com

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Bill Bailey Mike Dickerson Joe Hilburn, Jr. Suzy Morgan Allen Nelson

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