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Board of Trustees Election Information

The results of the balloting held on May 8, 2012 for District One Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees are as follows:

Luisa Valerio Mylet 834

Peter J. Adang 658

David Torres 543

Toby A. Martinez 353

Jimmy H. Oakley 287

Anselmo “Chemo” Valerio 193

The top two vote recipients will take their seats on the board at the conclusion of the KCEC Annual Meeting on June 9, 2012. Ms. Valerio Mylet ran as an incumbent, so she retained her seat. Mr. Adang will be a new member of the Board of Trustees. The total number of votes cas in the election was 1506.

The results of the balloting held on May 16, 2012 for District Four Kit Carson Electric Cooperative Board of Trustees are as follows:

Chris Duran 329

Ambrose Mascarenas 324

Ernesto Gonzales 230

The top two vote recipients will take their seats on the board at the conclusion of the KCEC Annual Meeting on June 9, 2012. Chris Duran and Ambrose Mascarenas ran as incumbents, and retained their seats.

District Five – Friday, May 18, 2012 – Angel Fire Resort

Registration of Members will begin at 8:00 a.m. and the business meeting will begin at approximately 9:00 a.m. Voting will be opened following the meeting and will remain open until 6:00 p.m.

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KCEC CEO Luis Reyes with new Chevy Volt from Friday Motors in Taos

A Good Match

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative CEO Luis Reyes has been test driving a new Chevy Volt courtesy of Friday Motors in Taos. It seems like the good match as KCEC is a national leader in clean energy production and the Chevy Volt is unique among electric vehicles as it uses two sources of energy, a battery that allows gas-free driving for up to 35 miles and an onboard gas generator that produces electricity for up to 375 miles of driving on a tank of gas.

“Kit Carson Coop’s board of trustees has been very progressive in tackling the challenges created by the use of fossil fuels. We continue to expand our solar portfolio in order to diversify our energy sources,” noted Reyes. He continued, “The Chevy Volt embraces that same concept by utilizing two energy resources. I’m very grateful to Debbie Friday-Jagers and Friday Motors for giving me the opportunity to try out this outstanding vehicle.”

KCEC, ranked second in the nation in watts per consumer solar usage and fourth in total solar production, recently dedicated a 1.5 megawatt solar array near Amalia, New Mexico in the far northern section of their service area. Reyes drove the Volt to the dedication ceremony and had high praise for its performance. “The Volt handles and performs extremely well, even on the mountain roads leading to Amalia.”

Debbie Friday-Jagers, General Sales Manager of Friday Motors, said she hopes the exposure of the Volt will lead to more interest in this very energy conscious community, nicknamed the Solar Capital of the World. “We are thrilled that Chevy has this technology. What better way to introduce it to the community than to have a high profile community leader like Luis Reyes test driving it aqui enTaos.”

Dignitaries gather for the dedication of RCCLA Amalia 1 Solar Array (from left): KCEC board of trustees members Toby Martinez & Arthur Rodarte, Virgil Martinez; Senator Tom Udall representative Michele Jacquez-Ortiz; Tom Tatum; KCEC board president, Bobby Ortega; NM State Representative, Roberto (Bobby Gonzales; U.S. Congressman, Ben Ray Lujan, KCEC board member, Ambrose Mascarenas; RCCLA president, Billy Vigil; KCEC CEO, Luis Reyes; KCEC board member, Bruce Jassman; Tony Clifford, CEO Standard Solar; Scott Waiter, Standard Solar; Nate Greenburg, Washington Gas & Energy Systems; Matt Hankey, Standard Solar; KCEC Board members, Jerry Smith & Manuel Medina and District Judge Sarah Backus.

Solar Power to Light Up North Central New Mexico

Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, Washington Gas Energy Systems, Standard Solar and Elected Officials Dedicate 5,280-Panel, 14-acre Solar Array

Amalia, NM -- Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) today announced that with the addition of a new 1.5 megawatt (MW) solar array, anticipated to be completed in May 2012, all businesses and residences in north central New Mexico will receive electricity provided by solar power on sunny days. It is the largest area of land with the largest number of power consumers in New Mexico to be supplied with electricity by renewable sources. The 14-acre array will add to power already being generated from the Concentrated Photovoltaic 1 MW array built near Questa, New Mexico.

“This project represents a unique collaboration between entities that, while very different, have common goals,” said Luis Reyes, CEO of KCEC. “In addition, this array is helping create local jobs as well as provide energy independence by generating enough electricity to power 376 average New Mexico homes for an entire year.”

The new array, dubbed RCCLA Amalia Solar Array 1, was dedicated during a morning ceremony at the site located in the Sangre de Cristo Mountains. Federal, state and local elected officials, including Congressman Ben Ray Lujan, joined the board of the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative and visiting dignitaries for the ceremony.

“We are pleased to invest in this significant solar project as it supports our mission to own and operate renewable energy assets for the betterment of our environment and advancing our country’s energy independence,” said Sanjiv Mahan, Vice President of Business Development for Washington Gas Energy Systems. “We thank the RCCLA and the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative for partnering with us in this effort and look forward to being a part of additional solar projects here in New Mexico.”

The project came about through the combined efforts of: the Rio Costilla Cooperative Livestock Association (RCCLA), a group of ranchers with a heritage that goes back hundreds of years in this remote region, and who allowed the array to be built on their land; Kit Carson Electric Cooperative, a member-owned corporation supplying electricity to the region since 1944, and is currently ranked second in the nation in solar watts per consumer; Virginia-based Washington Gas Energy Systems who will own and operate the system; and Standard Solar of Rockville, Maryland who installed the system with project management by Paradise Power Company of Taos, NM, and support from Amalia Construction Company.

“Today’s dedication event signifies a considerable milestone in bringing renewable energy to northern Taos County,” said Standard Solar President Scott Wiater. “We applaud the collaborative effort of all those involved and look forward to the not too distant future when all KCEC customers will have the opportunity to reap the benefits of solar energy.”

The system is a 1.5 MW-DC single–axis tracking solar system consisting of 5,280 solar panels. At full capacity, it will produce approximately 1.25 MW of AC power, with an expected annual output of more than 2.9 million kilowatt hours. When completed, the solar array will cover more than 15.5 football fields and the carbon offsets will be equivalent to planting 221 acres of forest.

High Speed Internet Infrastructure

Progress Update

The question keeps coming up… “When will we be able to take advantage of the high speed internet?” We certainly understand the anticipation of being able to use electronic devices in a much more efficient way. This is a huge project. In fact, $64 million will be spent on the infrastructure to bring fiber optic to every home and business in the Kit Carson Electric Cooperative (KCEC) service area. Because of the many miles of lines that will need to be run and the preparations needed to make this possible, we are projecting the system will be fully operational in the fall of 2013. Yes, it is quite a wait, but it will certainly be worth it.

The Make Ready phase of the High Speed Internet Project is continuing at a steady pace. Crews are working throughout the KCEC service area to do upgrades to the electric grid in order to bring our consumers better, more reliable service. These upgrades are necessary as we prepare for the Fiber Build Out phase of the project. We appreciate our member’s patience with this process as we bring high speed internet fiber to every home and business in our service area.

Do you know? Businesses increasingly use video chats to decrease expensive business travel; routinely exchange very large files with clients and vendors; and depend on offsite backups to safeguard essential data. Slow connections sap productivity and efficiency, allowing competitors a significant advantage.*

*Christopher Mitchell-New Rules Project