In a hurry to get somewhere? So are our first responders. Please slow down and move over for emergency and utility crews – let’s all get home safe.
Author Archives: Byron Dudley
Laclede County Hometown Heroes
Posted by Lebanon Area Foundation on Wednesday, February 6, 2019
2019 Operation Round-Up Scholarship
2019 Criteria application(fillable) Above is the 2019 Laclede Electric Trust, Inc. Operation Round Up® scholarship application and criteria sheet. This year’s application looks a little different and is now a PDF fillable form. The form can be handwritten or typed. We do ask that the form is signed by hand, rather than digitally. The scholarship… Continue Reading
Electrical Substation Safety Tips
Electrical Substations are no place to play! Keep these safety tips in mind when near substations:
Together We Save
Together We Save Overview
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Top Five Energy Users
According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency, the top five energy users in U.S. homes are: 1. Space cooling 2. Space heating 3. Water heating 4. Lighting 5. Refrigeration
Beware of Scams
Scams targeting utility customers are on the rise, according to reports across the nation. Laclede Electric members are included among those getting recent fraudulent calls. In this widespread scam, a telephone caller poses as an electric utility company employee. The caller threatens to shut off the customer’s power unless an immediate payment is made. Laclede… Continue Reading
Birds on a wire safety
Birds you see sitting on power lines are not magic. They stay safe because electricity always looks for a path to the ground, and as long as they are not touching anything to ground the electricity they will stay safe. If that bird makes one wrong move and touches something that is grounded, it would… Continue Reading
Pole Climber
Before you switch on the lights, your electric cooperative line workers have already put up the poles, connected miles of wire and flipped more than a few switches of their own. All to make sure your life is always “on.” Learn more about the power of your cooperative membership at www.MembersFirst.coop.