You flip a switch in your home, and light fills a dark room.   You plug in your cell phone, and it’s charged in an hour.   You fill a refrigerator with food, and it’s cold or frozen in minutes.

Columbus, OH—Last Christmas, Ohio came within minutes of experiencing blackouts over the holiday due to electricity demand exceeding available power supply.

Our ST&LP instructors are currently on the road with the 4th quarter safety meetings. For this quarter, Jason Woods is focusing on UTV’s, skid steers, trenchers, and mini excavators.

Phase 2 of the Commitment to Zero Contacts sessions continued in 2023 with nine sessions which were facilitated in conjunction with RESAP.

The ST&LP department recently brought in Phil Kelley of Rowen Tree Services in Seattle, WA to conduct training in Ohio. Phil and Dwight visited the four Ohio cooperatives who have their own ROW crews.

The 2023 OLSA Golf Scramble took place on September 1 at Glenross Golf Club.

This issue’s cooperative highlight features Union Rural Electric’s Live Line demonstration.

For the first time, all 24 Ohio cooperatives have an apprentice enrolled in the COLT program.