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“It was pretty interesting,” he said. “I made a statement that the rate increase was uncalled for.”

The customers have alleged that REC’s service is inadequate, including frequent, prolonged power outages and that the co-op’s rates are too high, especially given the level of service.

Francis Updike, a former REC manager, has also alleged that the co-op’s management practices are inefficient and cost the ratepayers unnecessarily.

Both Mr. Anderson and Mrs. Falls noted that Cecil Viverette, president of REC, admitted that the

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