Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services Live Better

Join host, Nate Boettcher, as he reflects upon a week of driving a Ford F-150 Lightning which is one of the first full sized all-electric pickups on the market.  Driving an EV, using public charging and learning from some of the challenges was an eye opening experience. Listen in and join us on the Live Better podcast. 

On this week's episode of the Live Better Podcast we discussed our not-so-odd winter weather that continues to bring snow and rain.  We discuss our new signup process for broadband and what members can do to prepare for their load controller being swapped out.

Join our Live Better podcast as we break down the Super Bowl EV ads, discuss the halftime entertainment and take a few minutes to discuss what's happening with winter fiber construction.

Join us for the weekly episode of Dave, Nate, and Brooke on our weekly Live Better podcast.This week we tackle the cold weather, data privacy, living in rural America and ways you can electrify your home.

Join us for our morning chat where we discuss Starlink internet service, the Top 10 collectible toys of the 90's, and ChatGPT.An exciting episode brought to you by Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services and SwiftCurrent Connect.

Join us for an episode announcing our big news! We connected customer number 1,000 on our fast, reliable broadband service.We provide an update on our broadband progress and give a sneak preview into Phase 3 which will kickoff this spring.

In this episode we discuss Phishing attacks. After a recent issue that was discussed in the Pioneer Press, it got us to thinking we should probably spend a little time discussing Phishing and how hackers use this method to gain information to compromise your accounts or use it to collect personal information.

On August 10, the FCC made a big announcement concerning the RDOF auction regarding Starlink and LTD Broadband. We dive into the details and discuss the impact of this decision.  RDOF was touted as the FCC's way to solve the digital divide for broadband. Over the past two years, there has been a lot of speculation and discussion around many of the big winners in the RDOF auction. We hope you enjoy.

It's been a while!  We've missed you, but we are back and ready to get behind the mic again.  We have a lot to discuss. In episode 1 of Season 3 we provide a short recap of SwiftCurrent Connect, discuss rates and the forecast for energy rates.  Don't forget to join us at the fair August 11 - 14,2022!

Join us as we interview Will Tuchtenhagen who joined our staff for the 2nd summer as an intern. Will is entering his junior year at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa and recently won a $10,000 NRECA scholarship. 

Join us for this episode recorded on July 14th when PPCS launched its new subsidiary SwiftCurrent Connect.  This episode will dive into the drivers for bringing fiber access to the PPCS members.  

PPCS Director Brian Berg takes us on a tour of his EV test drives.  Consider this the Car and Driver episode of our podcast as Brian provides valuable insight into his experience test driving a number of electric vehicles.

Join us for our 2nd episode this week and our second retirement this week as Rick Sweig, Operations Administrator departs after 31 years of service to the members of PPCS. 

After a 20 year career at PPCS, Brent Metcalf took a few minutes to say goodbye to the co-op and reflect upon his many years of service.  

Ann Young joins us on our Live Better podcast to discuss her experience as a director representing District 5. We talk renewables, electric vehicles and how her professional experience has helped provide insight for the co-op.

As part of our 2021 podcasts we will sit down with members of our PPCS team to discuss their areas and get a behind the scenes look at job duties that help keep the lights on. Our first of 2021 is Sheldon who is a member of our line crew but focuses on our metering program.

In 2021, we will take the opportunity to visit with the PPCS Board of Directors. In this episode, board chair Roger Wiff sits down with us to discuss his involvement with PPCS, the impact of being a director and role technology plays in the cooperative.

Happy New Year! We kick off Season 2 of our Live Better Podcast with a preview of what's to come in 2021. We are so excited to be continuing on with our 2nd season of episodes. In this episode we discuss some of the new things we will be doing as we add to our Podcast.

A quick wrap up of 2021, thank you to our listeners and we will back in 2021.

In part two, we discuss how the SHIFT for Savings program will help lower your energy consumption during peak periods. Shifting your usage during these peak periods, not only will help lower your bill but it will help save your cooperative money as well. These savings are passed on to our members. Help us flatten future rate increases, by flattening the demand curve, our wholesale power bill will be less.

The rates charged to commercial and residential customers is not simply X + Y = Your Bill. The electric industry has complex rates and it starts with the Wholesale Rates we are charged. In this episode, we review what drives our cooperative rate structures. This is a two part episode.

A non partisan look at some of the issues facing Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services. We encourage all of our members to take an opportunity to vote in the November 3rd election.

In this episode, we discuss National Co-op Month, National EV Week, and our Member Appreciation Event. If you are interested in participating as a Director on our Board, please take advantage of the information session on October 20th. You must register ahead of the event.

The Electric Vehicle experience keeps getting better. In this episode we talk about some of the developments in new vehicles rolling out with electric vehicles, National Drive EV Week, and taking the PPCS Chevy Bolt for a test drive.If you are a member of PPCS and want to test drive the EV, please go to https://calendly.com/ppcs_go_ev/24-hour-test-drive Note: Only PPCS Members are eligible for a test drive. If you are not a PPCS Member, check your utilities website as they may offer similar programs.

In this episode we talk about WI broadband and the WI Broadband Task Force ceated by Governor Evers. Want to help bring broadband to rural America, take a listen to this episode and find out what you can do to help support bringing high speed broadband to rural WI.Thank you for listening.

PPCS hired three interns over the summer to help us in various areas. Before they left, we asked Will and Jackie to do one last podcast. Jackie and Will sat down with a couple of staff members to discuss their jobs as well as give everyone an update on what they have been working on over the past few months. Hope you enjoy!

On this episode, our summer interns take over the podcast. Take a listen and meet our team.PPCS decided last winter to hire three interns to help with various projects. They have been a big help over the past couple of months and we are excited about the work they are doing. They even convinced us to take on the podcast for a few episodes. We hope you enjoy!

Join us for an industry discussion with retired President & CEO of Dairyland Power Cooperative Barb Nick. Barb finished a 40 year career in the utility industry, spending the last 5 years at Dairyland. Barb retired on July 17th, 2020, but before she departed we sat down to discuss the industry, her career and her future plans.

In this podcast episode, we discuss the efforts PPCS has taken to ensure our workforce remained healthy during the pandemic. We also discuss what we are doing to return to work, discuss options for our Members and provide an update on our timelines. There is a ton of great information contained in this episode, take a listen.

Please listen to this update on March 20th regarding COVID-19. Please continue to check back for updates here or on our website www.piercepepin.coop

Join us from the NRECA Annual Meeting in New Orleans. We sat down with Roger Wiff, Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services Board Chair, Brad Ristow, VP of Operations and Jeff Olson, VP of Engineering and Operational Technology to discuss the importance of the annual meeting, TechAdvantage and the expo hall.

We sit down with Dave Chavie to review our process for New Member Visits and what you can expect. Our new member visits help our Members save money by providing information on our load management control program along with rebates and incentives that help lower our member's energy bills. Hope you enjoy!

Join us for this podcast discussing the Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services budget for 2020. In addition, we will discuss a few helpful hints for DIY projects that you can do to help control energy costs in your home.

Pierce Pepin Cooperative Services is excited to bring you a new forum to discuss issues going on in our co-op and the industry. This episode provides a little background for the podcast and is a good introduction to PPCS. Enjoy.