262 members of Sierra Electric Cooperative, Inc. registered for the 2010 Annual Membership Meeting and listened to guest speaker, reports from the Board of Trustees, General Manager and participated in three trustee elections.

The results of the election of trustees are as follows:

District 2: Lee Wood

District 2: Walter Toothman

District 3: Darryl Sullivan

Have you ever wondered how much you could save with a new Energy Star heating system or increased attic insulation? It's easy to explore your savings potential thanks to a new electric cooperative website, www.TogetherWeSave.com

On the site you'll find more than a dozen informative energy-saving videos. Serveral include complete do-it-yourself instuctions.

Both fun and informative, the virtual home tour allows visitors to choose a variety of energy reducing strategies while an on line calculator tabulates overall savings.

SIERRA 2010 Youth Tour

Sierra Electric is searching for one outstanding student age 16 - 19 to participate in the 2010 Your Tour to Washington D.C.

Applications are available at SEC and Hot Springs High School. Additional information can be found at youthtour.coop.

As a member of Sierra Electric Cooperative, a Touchstone Energy cooperative, you can receive discounts on products and services from participating local and national businesses. The Co-op Connections member benefit program is absolutely free. Here’s what you get:

• Great discounts from businesses in your community.
• 10% – 60% discounts on prescriptions at participating pharmacies.
• Access to over 56,000 national and regional pharmacy chain stores, including

CVS, Walgreens, Wal-Mart, Target, and many more. Search online to find discounted prices on prescriptions (www.rxpricequotes.com) and participating locations (www.locateproviders.com).

Here’s what you do:

• Log on to www.sierraelectric.org to view a list of participating businesses and discount offerings.
• Present your card at participating businesses to receive discounts.
(New discounts are added periodically.)

This is just one more way you benefit from being a cooperative member. As a Touchstone Energy cooperative, we are always “Looking out for you”. If you have any questions, please call Sierra Electric Cooperative, 575-744-5231 or by e-mail at sierra@secpower.com.