A member may not purchase electric energy from any other source for use on the premises specified in the application for membership, except that a member may generate his own electricity and sell any excess to the Cooperative so long as the member’s production facilities meet the requirements of ORS 758.505. et seq.
The Board of Directors may limit the amount of electric energy which the Cooperative shall be required to furnish to any 1 member.
The Cooperative will use its best efforts to furnish adequate and dependable electric service, although it cannot and therefore does not guarantee a continuous and uninterrupted supply of electricity.
Each member shall pay monthly, at rates which shall from time to time be fixed by the Board of Directors, for all electric energy purchased from the Cooperative. Each member shall pay to the Cooperative a minimum amount per month regardless of the amount of electric energy consumed, as shall be fixed by the Board of Directors from time to time. Each member shall also pay all amounts owed by him or it to the Cooperative as and when the same shall become due and payable.
It is expressly understood that amounts paid for electric energy in excess of the cost of service are furnished by members as capital, and each member shall be credited with the capital so furnished as provided in these bylaws.