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Winter Storm Safety Tips
1. Never touch a fallen power line. Call Tri-County Electric Cooperative at 800-522-3315 to report it immediately.
2. In the event of an outage, an alternate heating source—such as a fireplace, propane space heater, or wood stove—may be used. Extreme caution should be taken.
3. Fuel- and wood-buring heating sources should be vented.
4. Ensure carbon monoxide detectors and smoke detectors are working.
5. Do not use a gas-powered oven for heating. A gas oven may go out or burn inefficiently, leading to carbon monoxide poisoning.
6. Do not use a gas or charcoal grill inside the home. Do not use charcoal briquettes in the fireplace.
7. Never connect generators to power lines. The reverse flow of electricity can electrocute an unsuspecting utility worker. Notify Tri-County Electric if a generator is installed.
8. If you use a portable generator to power a heating source, be sure the generator is located outside your house for proper ventilation. Do not use a generator in a garage.
9. Take special care not to overload a generator. Use appropriately sized extension cords to carry the electric load. Make sure the cords have a grounded, three-pronged plug and are in good condition.
10. Never run cords under rugs or carpets. They may cause fire.
Sources: Chris Grammes, NRECA, Consumer Product Safety Commission; Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; National Ag Safety Database
TRANSMISSION SUBSTATION
STEP 2: Tri-County Electric has dozens of distribution substations. They can serve thousands of members. When an outage occurs, Tri-County Electric checks the local substations first. If the problem can be repaired at the substation level, power may be restored to a large number of people.
HOW POWER IS RESTORE after the storm
STEP 1: Transmission towers and lines provide power to transmission substations. Thousands of people are served by these lines. If one of these lines is damaged, it gets attention first.
LOCAL SUBST
LOCAL SUBSTATION
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