Co-Op Customers Asked To Cut Back On Electric Us
The Monroe County Electric Co-Op is experiencing a peak load condition because of this week’s excessive heat.

“With the extremely high temperatures our electric load capacity is near its maximum,” said Co-Op President Alan Wattles.

Electric customers should cut back on their usage during peak usage times of 5 p.m. to 9 p.m., by taking small measures like turning thermostats up a few degrees and delaying activities that contribute to the peak load condition, such as washing and drying clothes will help reduce the burden, Wattles said.

The city of Waterloo, which, like the co-op, receives their electric from AmerenIP, has also experienced high usage rates during the heat wave.

“We set an all-time peak record for usage this week,” said Waterloo Public Utilities Director Tim Birk.

Because Waterloo’s lines service a much-smaller area compared to the co-op lines, Waterloo is not experiencing peak load conditions, Birk said.

Mon-Clair Baseball Tournament Update
Waterloo defeated Valmeyer 5-2 and Marissa outscored Millstadt 11-3 in the two Monroe Division match-ups in last night’s Mon-Clair Baseball League playoff games,. In the St. Clair Division, the St. Louis Spikes beat Edwardsville 2-1 and Fairview Heights was able to hold off Belleville for a 2-1 victory.

In Saturday’s semi-final games at Valmeyer’s Luhr’s Field, St. Louis Spikes will play Fairview Heights at 10:30 a.m., and Waterloo will take on Marissa at 1 p.m.

The winners of those two games will compete in the best two out of three championship series Saturday at 3:30 p.m., Sunday at 1 p.m., and Sunday at 3:30 p.m., if necessary. Food and beverages will be served by the Valmeyer Knights of Columbus during the Saturday and Sunday games in Valmeyer.