by Sean Vanslyke – sean@gosemo.com
My brother-in-law purchased a 10 kilowatt (kW) solar energy system for his home in rural Missouri. The first salesman's bid was $40,000. The second salesman's bid was $22,500. What's the difference? Not equipment. Financing costs were baked into the first bid.
by Sean J. Vanslyke - sean@gosemo.com
While some non-profit and governmental organizations like churches and schools are exempt from property taxes, SEMO Electric Cooperative is not exempt from paying property taxes.
Each year, the Cooperative pays hundreds of thousands of dollars in local property taxes that support important social services like health care, education, and emergency management.
By Sean Vanslyke – sean@gosemo.com
As we look forward to 2021, thank you for your support of Team SEMO during 2020. COVID-19 provided challenges and opportunities for you and us. I pray that 2021 brings healing to your family, our country and to the world.
by Sean J. Vanslyke - sean@gosemo.com
COVID-19 continues to linger and change the way we live, work, learn and play. My wife Debbie and I miss seeing our daughter and her family in Seattle, Washington. We miss hugging our grandchildren. However, we have friends who have children in Asia and only got to see their grandchildren once a year – if they are lucky – before the contagion. Perspective helps.
by Sean J. Vanslyke - sean@gosemo.com
For the first time in SEMO Electric Cooperative's 82-year-old history, the Governor of Missouri and the First Lady visited the cooperative's office in Sikeston. The purpose of Governor Mike Parson's and First Lady Teresa Parson's stop was to announce a $142,000 matching grant for SEMO Electric's fiber project. The funding will help provide service to 60 underserved homes. The state is using federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act money to pay for the broadband funding.
by Sean J. Vanslyke - sean@gosemo.com
SEMO Electric Cooperative’s Board of Directors authorized distribution of capital credit retirements to member-owners in the amount of $800,000. For the past six years, SEMO Electric has paid out an average of $781,344 per year. Despite COVID-19, the cooperative continues to push forward!
by Sean J. Vanslyke - sean@gosemo.com
It has been an incredible month at SEMO Electric Cooperative and GoSEMO Fiber. We delivered 720 summer meals for children, we surpassed 4,300 high-speed fiber Internet installations, we mailed checks totaling $73,000 to help 105 students attend trade school or college, we hosted our first drive-thru annual meeting and we had Missouri Attorney General Eric Schmitt visit our office. All of these things despite COVID-19. Team SEMO keeps pushing forward.
