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1948

• On Sunday, June 13, 1948, was the first-ever outage. This was due to an airplane performing in an air show at the M.C. Schow farm, hooking a 7,200-volt transmission line.
• Total kilowatt-hours sold to consumers in June 1948 was 7,571. Number of consumers was 66.
• Number of minimum bills was 10.

• October 1948, consumers had the option to prepay $50 to $100 for electric bills. This option saved the co-op a lot of time and money for bookkeeping purposes. 
• Average farm consumption was 185 kilowatt-hours (KWH) per month, non-farm consumption was 94 KWH and commercial was 128 KWH.  In December 1948, 150 consumers were billed.

1949

• At the annual meeting in 1949, Oliver-Mercer members were provided free coffee and doughnuts but members had to bring their own lunch. A business meeting was held and there was entertainment and door prizes.

• November 1949, consumers billed were 486.

• Kilowatt-hours sold for October 1949 were 67,469.

• Total miles energized were 400