Scholarships
It’s time to submit your scholarship applications! Forms are available at www.uec.coop, in the co-op office, or from school counselors.
United Electric awards 5 $500 scholarships to graduating seniors whose parents or guardians receive electricity from United Electric. 1 $500 scholarship is available for a nontraditional student, someone returning to school after a life change or an interval from high school.
Applications are due in the office by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 11. Nontraditional scholarship applicants are not limited to members of United Electric. Applications for the nontraditional scholarship are due in the office by 5 p.m. Thursday, June 6.
For additional scholarship information, call Trisha Moultrie at (208) 679-2222.
Youth Rally
If you are a sophomore or junior whose parents or guardians are members of United Electric Co-op, you don’t want to miss Youth Rally. This year, the Youth Rally is July 8-13 at the Northwest Nazarene University campus in Nampa.
Enjoy a fun week with fellow peers as you learn about leadership, cooperatives, team building, and energy careers.
Applications are due in the office by 5 p.m. Thursday, April 25. P.S. Mom and Dad: This event is fully chaperoned at all times. For more information, contact the office at (208) 679-2222 or Dakota Searle at (208) 312-3303.
Summer Internship
Are you interested in a career with an electric utility, such as a lineworker? Now is your opportunity to earn while you learn.
United Electric Co-op is offering a paid summer internship to a student who will have completed their junior or senior year of high school.
Applications are available in our office or at www.uec.coop and should be submitted with a cover letter and high school transcript. Applications are due in the office by 5 p.m. Thursday, May 2.
For more information on the lineworker internship, contact Colby Carson at (208) 431-0179 or Dakota Searle at (208) 312-3303.
Level Pay for Residential Meters
Now is the time to think about signing up for level pay, a program that averages your electric bills from the previous 12 months and creates a level payment amount on each month’s bill. Credit accumulates during the summer, offsetting higher winter bills.
Sign-up for level pay is in April, and payments begin in May. When high winter bills hit your mailbox, it is too late.
If interested, call the office at (208) 679-2222 after the first week of April to find out what your level payment amount will be.
Irrigators
Remember that pumps are not deactivated through the winter. If you requested a pump disconnect for work done last fall, you may need to request a connection when you are ready to use the pump this season.