Congratulations to Senior Staking Technician Doug Johanns, who was voted by PPEC’s employees as the 2023 Quarter 4 Rockstar Employee! This internal quarterly recognition program allows employees to nominate and vote on deserving co-workers whom they feel have gone above and beyond or deserve recognition. Johanns joined the PPEC team in May 1986. His role… Continue reading.

After much deliberation and analyzing results from our 2023 cost-of-service study, the PPEC board of trustees has approved a rate adjustment taking effect on the electric bill you’ll receive in May (due in June). If you consider the recent inflation, material shortages, and other industry struggles PPEC faces, I am sure you can relate. Nearly… Continue reading.

As a cooperative member of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative, you make an investment in the co-op every time you pay your bill. This collective investment in the co-op benefits you and the community immediately — and over time.  This cost exists even when no electricity is used. We are still required to pay our loans,… Continue reading.

2023 Official Annual Meeting Minutes — March 18, 2023 The Annual Meeting was held at Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative, Inc., headquarters building, Paulding, Ohio. Steve McMichael, board chairman, called the meeting to order at 10 a.m. The meeting was held as a virtual/video conference. The meeting was broadcast on via Facebook Live and on YouTube…. Continue reading.

One of our seven cooperative principles Economic Participation As a co-op, PPEC is upfront and transparent with its member-owners about finances. Members contribute equitably to, and democratically control, the capital of their cooperative. At least part of that capital remains the common property of the co-op. Members allocate surpluses for any or all of the… Continue reading.

Acrophobia — the fear of heights  — is one of the most common phobias people suffer. But Steve McMichael and Dr. John Saxton are far from common — both embrace a “sky’s the limit” mentality*, both serve as directors on Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative’s (PPEC) local board, and both represent PPEC as chairmen of their… Continue reading.

CODY VANDEMARK Apprentice lineman Vandemark joins us from Lima, Ohio, where he lives with his family. He has a younger brother, a younger sister, and an older sister. “My parents love to take us out on the boat in the summer,” he says. “We have a new family dog named Loki, a Bernedoodle.” WHY DID… Continue reading.

When a major storm causes widespread damage, electricity cannot be restored with the flip of a switch. Here’s how it’s done methodically, efficiently and safely. Every electric cooperative follows a basic principle when it comes to restoring power: priority is given to the lines that get the most back in service the quickest. Here’s a… Continue reading.

It’s never an easy thing to introduce a rate adjustment, but later this year, your cooperative will be making an adjustment to recover the increasing costs of operation. After our board makes its final considerations and gives approval of the new rate structure, we will provide additional details. Our not-for-profit business model places the focus… Continue reading.