Fry, Ramsey re-elected to Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees

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Jerry Fry and Newt Ramsey were re-elected to the Logan County Electric Cooperative’s Board of Trustees at the recent 72nd annual meeting at Indian Lake High School.

Mr. Fry has been a member of the Electric Cooperative for 40 years and has served on the board for 14 years, earning his Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate in 2000.

The president of the Logan County Farm Bureau and a member of Huntsville Presbyterian Church, Mr. Fry farms 642 acres in McArthur, Richland and Washington townships where he produces no-till corn, beans and wheat.

Mr. Ramsey has been a member of the cooperative for 52 years and is a 21-year member of the board and former officer. Mr. Ramsey earned his Credentialed Cooperative Director Certificate in 2004.

A semi-retired farmer, Mr. Ramsey helps his son, Joe, operate a 1,500-head custom hog feeding business and farms 850 acres in Bokescreek Township.

Company President and Manager Doug Miller told members that rising costs of electricity could be contained if members take action in three specific areas: energy efficiency, demand response and political action.

Mr. Miller announced that in a few months, the cooperative will be distributing five free compact fluorescent bulbs to all members. Using these bulbs to replace higher wattage incandescent bulbs will save $25 the first year and $200 over the life of the bulbs, he said.

In regard to demand response programs, Mr. Miller reported that these initiatives have been part of the cooperative’s energy portfolio since the 1970s. Announcing the beginning of a new rebate program tied to the cooperative’s Cool Returns Program, he offered $100 each to seven members in the audience who volunteered to have radiocontrol switches installed on their homes’ air conditioning units.

Also speaking were Pat O’Loughlin, chief operating officer of Ohio Rural Electric Cooperatives. He told members that although OREC and BP have kept the cost of producing power low in this part of the country, those costs will increase over the next several years because of the construction of new generating plants, the increasing cost of commodities like copper and steel, and congressional rulings on national energy policy.

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