{"id":38105,"date":"2023-10-05T22:33:59","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T05:33:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/?page_id=38105"},"modified":"2023-10-05T23:15:33","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T06:15:33","slug":"capital-credits","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/your-account\/capital-credits\/","title":{"rendered":"Capital Credits"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\">MEC Has Returned Over $43 Million to Its Member-Owners to Date.<\/p>\n<p>To view <a href=\"https:\/\/www.meckelec.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Unclaimed-Capital-Credits-2023.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Unclaimed Capital Credit Checks 2023 (PDF)<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Co-op Membership Pays<\/h2>\n<p>Did you know you actually own Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative? As a member-owner, you are entitled to margins, also known as the Co-op\u2019s profits. These are called capital credits and are returned to you in the form of a check or a billing credit. Any profits made after paying our operating expenses are returned to the member-owner, upon board approval each year. When capital credits are returned to members, you are seeing the return on your investment. This is one of the benefits of being served by a non-profit utility.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Things a member should know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your capital credits are reserved for you even if you discontinue MEC services. We will attempt to reach you at your last known address when refunds are issued.<\/li>\n<li>To claim a check returned by mail, or request re-issue of a lost check, you must provide valid identification.<\/li>\n<li>If you call to establish a new service in the future, tell us if you\u2019ve previously been a member to keep our records current.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions About Capital Credits<\/h3>\n\r\n\r\n\t<div class=\"faqs-list accordion\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38153\" class=\"accordion-item post-38153 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-capital-credits\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>What are Capital Credits?<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Capital Credits reflect each member\u2019s ownership in the Cooperative. Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative does not earn profits in the sense that investor-owned utilities earn profits for their investors. Instead, any margins or revenues related to the sale of electric service remaining after all expenses have been paid are returned to the Cooperative\u2019s members in proportion to their electrical usage.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38152\" class=\"accordion-item post-38152 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-capital-credits\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>How are Capital Credits returned to the member?<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>\u201cRetiring,\u201d i.e., paying back or returning capital credits, is a two-step process:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 1: Allocation<\/strong> \u2014 An allocation determines your share of the Cooperative\u2019s margin in a particular year. Margins are \u201callocated\u201d or assigned to members who belong to the Cooperative during the year in which a margin is generated. The allocation is based on the member\u2019s proportion of electrical usage for that year. Each member\u2019s portion is referred to as a \u201ccapital credit allocation.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>Step 2: Retirement<\/strong> \u2014 Once capital credits are allocated, they are retained by the Co-op until retirement of a given year. They are retained because capital credits are the most significant source of equity for the Cooperative. Equity is used to help meet the expenses of the Co-op, such as paying for new equipment to serve members and repaying debt. Capital credits help keep rates at an affordable level by reducing the amount of funds that must be borrowed to grow and maintain MEC\u2019s existing electric system. The Board of Directors reviews the Cooperative\u2019s financial health each year and may declare a retirement (your cash back payment), whereby a portion of your capital credits are returned to you.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t\t<article id=\"post-38151\" class=\"accordion-item post-38151 hwcp-faqs type-hwcp-faqs status-publish hentry faqs_category-capital-credits\">\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<a href=\"#\" class=\"accordion-title plain\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<button class=\"toggle\"><i class=\"icon-angle-down\"><\/i><\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<span>What should I do if I receive a check in the wrong name or in the name of a deceased member?<\/span><\/a>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Please call <a href=\"tel:+1-434-372-6149\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">(434) 372-6149<\/a> Monday through Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. or <a href=\"mailto:capitalcredits@meckelec.org?subject=Capital%20Credit%20Inquiry%20from%20MEC%20website\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">email MEC<\/a>.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\t\t\t<\/article>\r\n\r\n\t\t\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MEC Has Returned Over $43 Million to Its Member-Owners to Date. To view Unclaimed Capital Credit Checks 2023 (PDF) Co-op Membership Pays Did you know you actually own Mecklenburg Electric Cooperative? As a member-owner, you are entitled to margins, also known as the Co-op\u2019s profits. 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