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 </figure>Wheatland Electric CooperativeWheatland Electric Cooperative Inc. would like to prepare members 
for an upcoming higher electricity bill due to the unprecedented, 
region-wide energy crisis the week of February 13-18.February’s 
history-making temperatures led to history-making conditions across the 
electric grid. Due to a shortage of natural gas, high electricity 
demand, and transmission overload coupled with low wind energy 
production, for the first time in its 80-year history, the Southwest 
Power Pool (SPP) had to direct rolling short-term electricity 
interruptions across its 14-state area.The combination of lower 
supply and higher demand resulted in record high electric and natural 
gas prices. While Wheatland Electric does not yet know all the costs 
associated with this extreme weather event, we recognize our members are
 concerned about receiving an electric bill that is higher than usual.Wheatland
 Electric is looking at ways to mitigate the impact these increased gas 
prices will have on your future electric bills. We apologize for the 
potential hardship this will cause. Wheatland Electric will work 
diligently with our members during these unprecedented times to limit 
the financial impact.This is a continually evolving situation and
 we will learn more in the coming days and weeks. Wheatland Electric 
will continue to keep you updated. Please follow us on social media and 
continue to check our website for updates, www.weci.net.Wheatland
 Electric Cooperative Inc., a member-owned distribution cooperative 
headquartered in Scott City, was established in 1948 as a 
distribution and power cooperative, in the state of Kansas. Today, 
Wheatland Electric serves more than 33,000 electric meters in 14 Kansas 
counties and 3 Colorado counties and maintains over 4,000 miles of 
distribution power lines across western, south-central Kansas and eastern
 Colorado.&nbsp;

Wheatland Electric addresses bill impacts during unprecedented energy crisis