1:16PM March 24, 2021
This week’s small business shout out goes to Christian's General Store in Bloomfield, Mo. This store can be your one stop shop. They serve BBQ, pizza and other tasty foods. Fishing supplies, boots and clothing are just a few other things you can find while shopping. The Christian family would love for you to stop by and see them or give them a call at (573)568-6090.
1:03PM March 24, 2021
Serving New Hamburg and the surrounding communities since 1934, this week’s small business shout out goes to Schindler's Tavern New Hamburg, Missouri. They offer a delicious selection of bar foods including the famous bologna burger! Schindler’s is open 7 days a week so stop in and see them soon. You can place an order to go by calling (573) 545-3709.
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4:44PM March 17, 2021
#wattshappeningwednesday #SEMOElectricCoop We greatly value our connection to you, the members we serve. SEMO Electric and GoSEMO Fiber depend on data for nearly every aspect of our operations, and up-to-date contact information from our members and subscribers help ensure that we can provide the highest level of service that you expect and deserve. Updated contact information can even speed up the power restoration process during an outage. That’s because when you call to report an outage, our automated system recognizes your phone number and matches it with your account location. Accurate information helps our outage-management system predict the location and the possible cause of an outage, making it easier for our crews to correct the problem. Call us today at 800-813-5230 to update your information.
10:22AM March 12, 2021
New Madrid State quarterfinal basketball playoffs live Friday on GoSEMO Local 95!
Go Eagles!
6:17PM March 11, 2021
NMCC vs. Vashon
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NMCC EAGLES BASKETBALL Vashon B-ball Wolverines Vashon High School Vashon High School
8:35AM March 09, 2021
We are showing you a cool feature with GoSEMO Fiber HDTV! By pressing the up-arrow button on your GoSEMO Fiber remote, you will find recent channels you've watched along with what is playing on those channels right now. This allows you to easily go back and forth from your favorite channels or to locate a recent channel you were on without going through the Channel Guide.
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Spring and summer are right around the corner--farmers, are you ready? GoSEMO Fiber can help make internet-powered day to day tasks more efficient for you and your farm. Contact Bart Ziegenhorn at bart@gosemo.com to see if GoSEMO Fiber is a good fit for your farm.
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This week’s shout out is located between Advance and Bloomfield on Highway 25. Shady Oak Market is definitely a store you want to check out. They have a variety of deli meats, homemade breads and delicious desserts. Along with their food items, they also have home décor, small gift items, toys and so much more. They would love for you to stop by and see them or give them a call at (573) 321-0861.
6:00PM March 03, 2021
Shortly before the vernal equinox and shortly after the autumnal equinox, earth stations that receive satellite signals in the Northern Hemisphere experience sun outages for 5-15 minutes over the course of 3-7 days when the signal from geosynchronous orbiting satellites is obliterated (washed out) by solar radiation when the path of the satellites pass directly in front of the sun. After the 5-15 minute outage, the sun is no longer interfering with the signal from the satellite, and reception is restored.
Super condensed version:
The sun prevents satellite dishes on the ground from receiving cable channel signals from the satellite when the satellite moves directly in front of the sun and in the line of sight of the receiving satellite dish.
3:47PM March 03, 2021
GoSEMO Fiber's Local Channel 95 is gaining popularity as it features local sports, local businesses and family shows. Subscribers must have GoSEMO's local TV package to watch Channel 95.
1:29PM February 25, 2021
Tune in to Local 95 Thursday night for Live District Tournament Basketball action. First up at 6:30 pm is the Class 2 District 3 Semifinal match-up between the Advance Hornets and the St. Vincent Indians. Then, at 7:45 pm, is the Class 3 District 2 Final between the Charleston Blue Jays and the Saxony Lutheran Crusaders. Stay Fast, Stay Local, Stay Connected with GoSEMO Fiber.
12:18PM February 19, 2021
It's difficult to have GoSEMO Fiber without electricity. The same thing rings true for Team SEMO. The electric side is helping reopen the fiber offices by removing snow. Fiber construction has lost at least a week due to ice and snow. We will continue to push forward as we know there are many people who can't wait for GoSEMO Fiber to be installed. We are close to 6,000 subscribers since we connected our first subscriber in February 2018. Thank you for your patience and support!
3:57PM February 17, 2021
4 p.m. We are still playing defense with the power grid, but we are close to being “out of the woods.” Other areas aren’t so blessed. Associated is doing a great job balancing its spinning plates. Here is a link to see power outages in the United States. There are still millions without power. One member of Team SEMO has a son in Houston without power. It is a mess in other states. https://poweroutage.us/
7 a.m. We continue to monitor the load to avoid rolling blackouts. We are prepared should an event occur to the electric grid this morning. We expect a peak between 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Please continue to reduce your electrical usage if possible. The good news is you are saving money by saving energy. Thank you.
Will we lose power?
At this point there is no time frame set for rolling blackouts to begin or if they will happen at all for SEMO Electric. The messages during the past few days have been an effort to help you reduce bill shock and help reduce pressure on the electrical system. If it does get to the point rolling blackouts need to be implemented, we will provide notice as soon as we have been informed. The size of the blackout area will depend on how much system load needs to be shed.
Why is it called a rolling blackout?
It is called a rolling blackout for a reason. The goal is to reduce load by impacting a minimal amount of the system for a designated amount of time and then returning power to the affected area and moving to a different area of the system. The way this will be accomplished on our systems will be by deenergizing the entire substation and not just picking and choosing among individual members. The outage should last no longer than an hour and then the substation will be re-energized and another substation in the system will be turned off.
Why is it happening?
Unfortunately, there is no simple answer for this situation other than an extreme amount of cold weather affecting a large region of the country at one time. One more thing to keep in mind is that the electrical grid is very complex and involves many parts and the aforementioned cold weather is affecting multiples of these parts at one time.
When?
As stated earlier there has been no directive to shed load at this time, so we are only providing this information to be proactive. Rest assured that if the plan has to be put into motion, we will post the notification here and, on our website, as soon as possible. We will do everything in our power to minimize the event to the best of our ability.
What can I do?
Please continue to be safe and save energy when possible. Thank you for your continued support. The employees (Team SEMO) of SEMO Electric Cooperative, M&A Electric Power Cooperative and Associated Electric Cooperative take pride in providing safe and reliable energy to you, the member. Together, with all of us doing our part, we will make it through this event just like we have in the past.
7:36AM February 16, 2021
7 a.m. At this time, it is possible we will have to shed load in the next few hours as load is rising. We don't know for sure as things are changing minute by minute. The first substation would be Frisco. The blackout will last less than one hour. The next few hours reman critical for the energy grid to avoid more rolling blackouts. Please reduce energy use.
Will we lose power?
At this point there is no time frame set for rolling blackouts to begin or if they will happen at all for SEMO Electric. The messages during the past few days have been an effort to help you reduce bill shock and help reduce pressure on the electrical system. If it does get to the point rolling blackouts need to be implemented, we will provide notice as soon as we have been informed. The size of the blackout area will depend on how much system load needs to be shed.
Why is it called a rolling blackout?
It is called a rolling blackout for a reason. The goal is to reduce load by impacting a minimal amount of the system for a designated amount of time and then returning power to the affected area and moving to a different area of the system. The way this will be accomplished on our systems will be by deenergizing the entire substation and not just picking and choosing among individual members. The outage should last no longer than an hour and then the substation will be re-energized and another substation in the system will be turned off.
Why is it happening?
Unfortunately, there is no simple answer for this situation other than an extreme amount of cold weather affecting a large region of the country at one time. One more thing to keep in mind is that the electrical grid is very complex and involves many parts and the aforementioned cold weather is affecting multiples of these parts at one time.
When?
As stated earlier there has been no directive to shed load at this time, so we are only providing this information to be proactive. Rest assured that if the plan has to be put into motion, we will post the notification here and, on our website, as soon as possible. We will do everything in our power to minimize the event to the best of our ability.
What can I do?
Please continue to be safe and save energy when possible. Thank you for your continued support. The employees (Team SEMO) of SEMO Electric Cooperative, M&A Electric Power Cooperative and Associated Electric Cooperative take pride in providing safe and reliable energy to you, the member. Together, with all of us doing our part, we will make it through this event just like we have in the past.
News story from Kansas City: https://www.kmbc.com/.../level-3-energy.../35514525
12:41PM February 11, 2021
It's cold and windy as Team SEMO tries to keep the lights on and the fiber flowing. We need to pray for the sun to shine for a few hours to melt ice off of power lines and fiber lines to reduce galloping.
8:16AM February 11, 2021
Galloping power lines are an issue at this time. Galloping will cause flilckers. What causes galloping power lines? High winds and freezing rain cause power lines to gallop. Galloping occurs when freezing rain creates icicles and odd-shaped ice on lines. High winds push on the icicles and lifts lines up, creating a galloping, or jumping, motion. See galloping lines: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqiFJt2WbpY