MyMeter User Guide Now Available!

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It’s your energy, make the most of it!  You can get the most out of your utility meter by utilizing MyMeter. This online tool lets you view, compare, and manage your energy usage. With MyMeter you can spot trends, track your usage, and even receive energy-related alerts.  To learn more about how to navigate MyMeter and make it work for you by setting up usage alerts and notifications, use our MyMeter User Guide.  If you are specifically interested in email or text alerts, look for item #9, titled “Communication Settings.”

Downed Power Line Safety

Keep clear of fallen utility wires if you are in a vehicle accident or come across any downed power line! If you come across a downed utility wire of any kind, always do the following:

  • Assume it’s energized and stay as far away as you can.
    Energized lines can charge the ground near the point of contact and may electrocute you. If a person or pet comes into contact with a downed power line, remain clear. Do not touch them or the wire.
  • Call 911 or the utility serving the location. 
    Our phone number is 888-634-2202.  Leave everything to utility professionals and emergency personnel.
  • Do not drive over downed power lines.
    Even if they’re not energized, downed wires can get entangled with your vehicle and cause further damage.
  • Stay in your car.
    If a power line falls on your vehicle while you’re driving, do not exit until you know for sure that the line is de-energized.
  • If you must evacuate, jump away and land with both feet together.
    Do not touch the vehicle while stepping on the ground, as this can create a path for electricity to run through you.
  • Shuffle away to safety.
    Keep your feet together and take small, shuffling steps until you’re at least 35 feet away. Taking larger steps can also create a path for electricity to run through you.

Check out this great video on downed power lines, provided by Puget Sound Energy!

 

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2016 Annual Report and Annual Meeting

The Annual Report to be presented at our October 7, 2016, Annual Meeting is now available online!

Mark your calendars for our Friday, October 7 meeting, to be held at the Lake of the Woods School in Baudette. Dinner and registration begin at 5:00 pm, and the Sloughgrass Band will provide entertainment until the business meeting begins at 6:00 pm. Free childcare will be available from 5:30 through the end of the meeting. There will be prizes for all members, plus 17 chances to win energy bill credits ranging from $50 to $500. Elections will also take place for board members in Districts 1, 4, and 5. We hope to see you there!