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Freeborn-Mower Cooperative Services (FMCS)
invests heavily in its load management programs. Load management is a critical
part of the electrical utility business. By controlling peak loads, we are able
to keep electric bills lower for all our members. Actual load control comes from
our wholesale power supplier,
Dairyland Power Cooperative
(Dairyland).
The load management programs involve the
ability to turn on and off specified interruptible loads by use of a radio
receiver signal. These typically include electric water heaters, electric heat
options, heat pumps, and air conditioners.
The decision to activate the load management
system is very dependent on the weather situation. In most cases, control does
not happen every day, but is most likely to occur during periods of severe cold
or extreme heat. They may also occur if electric generating capacity should
happen to be reduced for such reasons as a power plant being off-line for
maintenance.
The more effective we are in holding down peak
levels of electrical demand, the greater control we have over the demand charges
we pay to Dairyland. Our success
depends on you and your patterns of electric use - as this is what determines
the severity of our cooperative's peak demand.
Our load management programs are listed below.
If you have
questions on this, or any of our energy
services programs, please
contact Tim Power, Director of
Energy Services at extension
3125.
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