October is National Co-op Month, and Victory Electric is joining cooperatives across the U.S. to celebrate. Co-ops come in all shapes and sizes, but they each have a common goal: to provide goods or services for the members of the co-op.
Electric co-ops like Victory Electric exist to serve their members. Our priority is to provide affordable, reliable energy to our local communities. Because we are led by you, the members we serve, we can evolve to meet your needs.
Interest in solar energy continues to rise across the U.S. and in our community. Cooperative members who want to invest in solar energy may not have the budget or live in a location that’s suitable for installing rooftop solar panels, though.
This fall, residential members of Victory Electric will have the option to subscribe to our new Community Solar program at a cost of $5 per share (equivalent to 125 kWh or two solar panels) per month in addition to members’ monthly energy bills. Their energy costs will reflect the performance of the subscribed number of solar shares on their monthly electric bill. This will be based on the amount of power generated by Johnson Corner Solar Farm and the revenues from the power sold to the energy market each month. Providing members with this new option for convenient, economic solar participation is one way Victory Electric responds to the needs of our members.
This October, as we celebrate Co-op Month, we’re focusing on this and other ways “Co-ops Grow” for our members.
Co-ops Grow Communities: Co-ops help communities grow by promoting economic empowerment, fostering community engagement and supporting the unique needs of co-op members. “Concern for Community” is one of our core principles––and being community focused is essential to everything we do at Victory.
Victory Electric invests in the economic development of our community through infrastructure projects such as the revitalization of downtown Dodge City, updates at the Dodge City Roundup Arena and expansion projects in partnership with area businesses. We enjoy participating in community events like the upcoming Pumpkin Painting Fest and the Parade of Lights and Chili Cook-off.
Co-ops Grow Together: Co-ops are all about cooperation, not competition. That’s why electric co-ops work together to share lessons learned, successful strategies and better ways to serve our members. We cooperate with other cooperatives by sharing training and communication resources and helping each other during widespread outages caused by extreme weather events. We’re better when we grow together.
Co-ops Grow Tomorrow’s Leaders: Electric co-ops serve as fertile ground for growing tomorrow’s leaders through a variety of youth engagement programs. Whether through school safety demonstrations or community events, we’re committed to providing opportunities for local youth to learn and thrive in our community and beyond.
Victory also invests in our community’s youth leadership development by sponsoring the Lightner Community Spirit scholarship program as well as trips to the Cooperative Youth Leadership Camp in Colorado and the Electric Cooperative Youth Tour in Washington, D.C. These opportunities offer invaluable leadership training and enable our local youth to engage with students from across the country.
Co-ops Grow for You: At Victory Electric, your satisfaction is our number one goal. It’s why we were formed many years ago to fulfill a uniquely local purpose. We’ve come a long way since then, and your needs continue to evolve. That’s why we’ll never stop growing for you. You empower the co-op through your membership.
Giving back to the community is woven into the cooperative spirit. To support local small businesses and show our commitment to growing the communities we serve, Victory Electric is once again celebrating National Co-op Month with our Co-ops Love Local campaign. Co-ops Love Local will benefit 50 locally owned businesses and 50 community members through a giveaway of 50 gift cards to area businesses in the amount of $50 each. Register to win at https://www.victoryelectric.net/form/2023-co-op-s-love-local.
Thanks,
Shane