Energy tips - Flint Energies

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Flint mini feature
Text 2 pay
Now you can easily and instantly communicate with Flint Energies’
billing system via interactive text messaging. Here’s how:
July 2015
Energy tips
How do I sign up?
Log in to the Member Portal at flintenergies.com. Go to the My Alerts tab
to create your Alerts Profile. If you do not already receive texts, this will
allow you to receive them. To text a payment, you must set up a credit/
debit card or e-check profile on Flint Energies’ mobile app or the Member
Portal. If you prefer, you may call us at 800.342.3616 to set up your alerts
and payment information.
How do I begin?
When you receive your first text alert from Flint Energies, use the following
commands to interact with the system:
HELP – Gives you information about
the service
JOIN – Allows you to start the opt-in
process
START – Confirms you want the opt-in
service
STOP – Opts you out of the service
BAL – Gives the amount owed
PAY – Enter the amount you want to pay
MENU – See a list of all the commands
RESET – Lets you start over
CALL - Delivers the Flint Energies
phone number, in case you want to
speak to an agent.
Did my payment go through?
You will receive a confirmation number
after your payment. It posts immediately
to your account.
No smartphone? No problem! Using text messaging, you can check your Flint Energies
account balance and make a payment, which posts immediately to your account. You’ll
then receive a confirmation number for your payment.
July 2015
The official publication of Flint Energies
Clogged air filters could add up to $82
to your electric bill every year. Checking, changing or cleaning your filter
once a month saves money and extends
the life of your home’s heating, ventilation and air conditioning system.
Hire a professional to
maintain your heating and
cooling system. Check
and replace your air filters
regularly and arrange for
annual maintenance with
a qualified technician.
By cleaning your air conditioner’s air ducts, you can
lower your energy consumption by between 5
percent and 15 percent.
Source: energy.gov
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Flint Feature
Your Annual Meeting is October 29
Three Bridges gospel trio
You’re invited! Flint’s Annual Meeting of Members is
a day for you to learn about your electric Cooperative,
win great prizes, including a chance at $1,500 in electric service credit and elect your Board of Directors.
Have a barbecue lunch with your fellow Member-owners and employees following the business meeting.
Three Bridges, an internationally acclaimed gospel
group, will perform at this year’s Annual Meeting,
scheduled for Thursday, October 29, 2015, at the MillerMurphy-Howard Building at the Georgia National Fairgrounds in Perry. This award-winning trio will perform
music that is rooted in traditional Southern gospel.
Flint Energies is powered by you, the Member-owner.
We hope you will attend your Annual Meeting!
Power on your terms
Flint Energies offers a billing option available exclusively to our
Members. Called Pay Your Way, this option allows Members to pre-pay
for electricity. Benefits of Pay Your Way include:
Promotes energy efficiency:
• No surprises—you monitor your consumption and manage your
energy use.
• Makes it easier to adjust for changes in weather or use.
• Provides alerts for daily use and account balance.
Offers an alternative payment method—you pay when YOU want (daily,
weekly or monthly) and in the amount YOU choose. Flexible for your budget!
Paperless—no more bills!
Great for seasonal or rental properties!
Easy alternative for security deposit or guarantor requirements.
To sign up, simply call our Member Services Department at
800.342.3616 or visit one of our offices.
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FlintEnergies.com
Commitment to community
Teachers:
Win an iPad mini
Co-op wins
national award
Apply online for a Bright
Ideas grant. You could
win up to $1,000 for your
project!
Flint Energies recently
received recognition in
the 2015 Spotlight on
Excellence national awards
program, sponsored by the
Council of Rural Electric
Communicators and the
National Rural Electric
Cooperative Association
(NRECA).
Submit your application
by the August 7 early bird
deadline to be eligible to
win an iPad mini.
The final deadline for applications is September 4.
Visit flintenergies.com,
My Community, Youth and
Education programs,
Bright Ideas.
Flint Energies received a
Gold Award in the Best
Event category for the
Cooperative’s Bright Ideas Prize
Brigade. Marian McLemore, Manager of
Public Relations, and Jennie Lacey, Public
Relations Specialist, worked on the
award-winning entry.
Operation RoundUp—Change for the better
Every other month the Flint Energies Foundation allocates Operation RoundUp funds to local nonprofits. The Flint Energies Foundation has awarded a total of $3.4 million in Operation
RoundUp funds to date, with $35,023 going to the following nonprofits in March.
• Taylor County Board of
Education was awarded
$5,000 to assist with a Mobile Reading Unit.
• Macon County 4-H Club
received $4,875 to provide food and lodging for
summer camp.
• Houston Hot Shots Coalition was awarded $3,000
to purchase five Apple Air
iPads to be given away
during their flu campaign
targeted to high school
students.
• Girl Scouts of Historic
Georgia Inc. received
July 2015
$4,648 to purchase two
automated external
defibrillators and four
truckloads of gravel for
Camp Martha Johnston.
• Jay’s Hope Foundation
was awarded $5,000 to
assist with the expenses
of families within Flint’s
service area who have a
child with cancer.
• Westside Christian Academy received $5,000
to assist with the cost to
install an Internet pathway
for technology, which will
provide students with Internet access for learning.
• Central Georgia Technical College Foundation
received $5,000 to award
scholarships each semester for two years to
students from Flint’s service area who need and
qualify for a scholarship.
• 100 Women in Gold was
awarded $2,500 to fund
five $500 book scholarships to female athletes
from Flint’s service area.
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Meet Michael Hero
Senior Warehouseperson,
Fort Benning
Cooperative cuisine
Watermelon
Barbecue Sauce
1/2 cup watermelon juice
1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
1/4 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup soy sauce
2 tablespoons vegetable oil
2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
2 garlic cloves, minced
2 teaspoons red pepper flakes
Courtesy National Watermelon
Promotion Board
Stir all ingredients together. Pour enough sauce over
vegetables, meat, fish or shellfish to marinate. Cover and
refrigerate several hours or overnight. Baste with additional sauce while grilling or broiling. Sauce not used
for marinating or basting can be spooned over cooked
vegetables and meats. Makes about 1 1/2 cups.
Visit Georgia Grown’s website, georgiagrown.com, for
more great recipes from farms and producers across
our state.
Each month, Energy Lines features recipes that represent
the people of Flint Energies. If you have a favorite recipe
you would like to share, send a copy to: Cooperative Cuisine, Flint Energies, PO Box 7089, Warner Robins, GA
31095 or to [email protected].
Co-op Card deals
Each week, we feature a Co-op Connections
Card Deal of the Week. The following local
businesses offer discounts when you show your
Co-op Connections Card:
July 7: Receive a 10 percent discount on retail
store inventory and nursery stock at Cedargreen Landscaping in Fort Valley
July 14: Receive 10 percent off all retail
products at Dickey Farms Inc. in Musella
July 21: Receive $5 off an oil change at
Hayden Auto Electric LLC in Reynolds
July 28: Get 10 percent off your meal
purchase on Tuesday and Wednesday
at Turner’s Hot Wing Shack in Roberta
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Official publication of
Flint Energies
P.O. Box 308
Reynolds, GA 31076
flintenergies.com
Board of Directors
Neal L. Talton,
Chairman
Sam M. Wellborn III,
Vice Chairman
David H. Cleveland,
Marian McLemore, Editor
Secretary-Treasurer
Jeffrey P. Wainwright,
Member Services
Asst. Secetary-Treasurer
800.342.3616
Patrick J. Braski
Donald Chase
Outage Hotline
Leighton Cooley
888.354.6836
Arthur Head
Paul E. Hibbitts
Office Hours
Jane W. Perfect
Monday through Friday
Clarence J. Robinson Jr.
8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Closed Saturdays,
Owner
Sundays & Holidays
You, Flint Member
Flint Energies is an equal opportunity provider and employer.
FlintEnergies.com