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Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative is part of a three-tiered system of nonprofit electric cooperatives that generate, distribute and sell electric service.
Platte-Clay's electric power provider, Associated Electric Cooperative, Inc., (AECI) contracted to buy all of the wind power for 20 years from the first three wind farms in Missouri. The three commercial wind farms, which became operational in 2007, were constructed by St. Louis-based Wind Capital Group, financed by John Deere Wind Energy, a unit of Deere & Co.
In 2006, Platte-Clay initiated an Energy Management Plan to focus on helping members save energy, and thus energy costs. The annual Youth Tour essay topics now focus on teaching high school juniors the importance of saving energy.
In the spring of 2008, AECI rolled out an energy conservation plan called Take Control & Save that provides incentives to co-op members who buy Energy Star-rated appliances and who change to compact fluorescents. The program is administered through Platte-Clay as part of the co-op's Energy Management Plan.
Learn more about Electricity and The Environment here:
Electromagnetic Fields
comprehensive information on the EMF and EMF studies
Environmental Responsibility
simple, yet effective measures to help save energy
How Electricity is Generated
graphic image showing how the process works
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