- Surge Suppression Equipment
- Whole house protection available with meter based surge protectors and individual plug-ins for sensitive electronic equipment.
- Energy Audits
- Energy audits are available at no charge to our members.
Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative has management/operating agreements with a number of different companies:
- DVEC manages and operates Duncan Rural Services Corporation, which provides natural gas service to 800 meters, with 50 miles of pipeline.
- DVEC manages and operates Southern Greenlee County T.V. Association, a wireless cable system, serving 400 subscribers.
- DVEC owns as a subsidiary, AZNEX Cooperative Services, which provides broadband internet service to 1800 customers in Greenlee and Graham Counties, along with the Lordsburg, NM area.
In addition, Duncan Valley Electric Cooperative offers:
- Pre-paid Long Distance Phone Cards
- Long Distance service through Touchstone Energy Cooperatives of Arizona
- UPS package drop/pick-up location
- Fax, copy, notary services
- EasyPay system available for automatic bill payment using checking, savings, or credit cards
- AveragePay system for 12-month rolling average account
Graham County Electric Cooperative also has a sister company, Graham
County Utilities Inc., which serves 4,749 customers natural gas, and
1,035 customers potable water.
The programs that Graham County Electric Cooperative offers
are:
- Budget Billing Plan allows customers to average their utility bills over 12 months and pay 12 equal payments a year instead of high summer and low winter bills.
- Sure Pay allows customers to have there bills paid automatically through a checking or savings account.
The programs that MEC offers are:
- Good Cents energy efficient home building program
- Mohave Electric offers the nation’s largest energy efficient building program to individuals and contractors. Mohave Electric certified Good Cents homes provide home owners lower utility bills and qualify for Energy Efficient Mortgages.
- The High Efficiency Heat pump Rebate Program
- Mohave Electric promotes the use of high efficiency air-to-air heat pumps. The heat pump is the ideal, least expensive to operate heating and cooling system available to our customers.
- Ask the Expert, weekly newspaper program providing energy savings tips and advice.
- Key Accounts Program, our Certified Key Accounts Manager works closely with the larger commercial customers. This program provides service and communications to our larger customers and helps to develop energy use strategies. This service allows these customers to reduce their energy costs without reducing productivity.
- Budget Billing Plan allows customer to level out their electric bills. Instead of paying high summer and low winter electric bills, the Budget Plan balances the payments to 12 equal payments every year.
- Easy Pay Plan automatic bill payment program.
The programs that NEC offers are:
- Sure Pay
- Bills can be paid through a checking or savings account automatically.
- TOU Rates
- Special reduced rates are available to residential and commercial customers during low demand hours everyday.
- Electric Thermal Storage Heating Systems
- Heating systems that takes advantage of special TOU rates making electric heating not only safe and clean but also economical.
- Surge Suppression Equipment
- This program is still under development.
- Levelized Billing
- Bills can be averaged over a year to make family budgeting manageable.
- Weatherization Loans
- Five percent loans through the cooperative to make homes more energy efficient.
- Security Lighting
- Dusk-to-dawn lighting installed and maintained through the cooperative.
- Electric Water Heater Rebates
- Rebates are available to members who are replacing old water heater or who are building new homes.
Sierra Southwest Cooperative Services, Inc., offers many energy-related products and services. We can analyze your current needs and recommend a program that will save you money. Let Sierra do a no cost energy audit and recommend a program that will save you money.
Here are just a few of the programs we offer:
Natural Gas
Sierra stepped into the gap created when national providers pulled
out of the Southwest. Today, we supply natural gas to resort hotels and
casinos, metal casting companies, food processors and textile firms in
California, Arizona and Nevada. These customers are saving as much as
30 percent on their natural gas purchases. And these savings are flowing
directly to their bottom line.
Distributed generation/co-generation
Increasingly, businesses are looking for alternatives to centralized
energy generation. Distributed generation and co-generation offer a unique
on-site approach to electric energy, enabling businesses to reduce their
overall energy costs. And, you have the assurance of quality, uninterruptible
power 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Performance Contracting
An energy-efficient business saves money every month on its energy
bills. Performance contracting enables a building owner to make capital
improvements to a facility, finance all associated cost and have a guarantee
that the resulting energy and operational savings will cover the debt
service.
Lubrication solutions
Operation and maintenance costs are a big concern for business.
With the Hydrotex HyDiamond technology products, your equipment will
last longer and require less maintenance.
Long Distance
Business and residential customers are often stuck paying high
rates on their long distance bills. Sierra Southwest offers a long distance
program that will help you slash your long distance bills. Best of all,
there are no contracts to sign, no monthly minimums and no long distance
program service fee.
Wireless Internet
WI-POWER® Rural Broadband Solutions for your high-speed Internet Service for Benson, Willcox, Sierra Vista and surrounding areas. Upload and download speeds are as fast as or faster than virtually every other broadband service available today. Available speeds for uploading and downloading range from 256K / 384K to 512K / 1.5M.
Whole House Surge Suppression
The program is a 36 month minimum lease that has an initial start-up
fee of $59.95 with a monthly fee of $6.95. The monthly fee will continue
as long as you want the warranty protection. The plug in modules have
a life-time replacement and repair warranty and SSVEC will maintain the
whole house module as long as you remain with the program. In all plans
the inside modules are yours and SSVEC will own and maintain the Whole
House device.
Electric "wood" stoves and fireplaces by Dimplex
Enjoy the comfort, convenience and good looks of an electric fireplace
or stove from Dimplex. Units can operate with or without the built-in
1500 watt heater. Prices range from $500 to $2,000. Electric fireplace
inserts are also available.
Meco Electric Grills
Three models to choose from – Lock and Go Electric Grill ($49.95), Electric Tabletop Model ($69.95) and Electric Combo Smoker ($89.95), Stainless Steel Smoker (Member Price): $105.99, Electric Cart with Rotisserie Member Price: $139.99.
Internet
Triconet offers 24/7 technical support, unlimited online hours,
local toll-free Internet access and E-mail accounts for $16.95 a month.
The fee can be charged to a member’s electric bill.
Surge Suppression
Whole house surge suppression: For a $49.99 start up fee and $5.95
a month the program allows members to lease a whole house surge suppression
module installed by Trico at the meter and surge suppression devices
to be used on electrical appliances and other sensitive electrical equipment
of their choice in their home