Post-Holiday Check: Are the Extension Cords Put Away?
The extension cord you needed to stretch from your Christmas tree to the nearest outlet isn’t needed anymore, now that the holiday season is over. Same goes for the ones that allowed you to plug in the strands of lights you placed around the house and the extra space heater you put in your guest room. Pack extension cords up and put them away until next year. Lots of people leave their extension cords plugged into lamps and appliances
all year long. Those people are putting their homes and families at risk because extension cords, when used for extended periods, can overheat, shock someone or even cause a fire.
Extension cords are designed for temporary use—such as during the holi-
days. Their continuous use tends to make them rapidly deteriorate, and that’s not safe.
Some tips for extension-cord safety: • Overloading extension cords makes an already-dangerous situation even
more risky. • Like any cord or electrical device, keep them away from water. They’re not safe when they run through snow and ice. • A cord hidden under a rug or otherwise covered will probably overheat,
and that’s a fire hazard. • Plug only one thing at a time into an extension cord. • Replace worn and damaged extension cords. Do not use them.
If you’re relying on extension cords past the holiday season, that’s a sign that
you don’t have enough outlets in your rooms. Call a licensed electrician to add some more.
Ask Your Co-op
Why are Northfork Electric’s rates generally higher than PSO’s?
NFEC serves on average 2.6 members per mile of line, whereas municipal utilities and investor owned utilities serve on average 40+ mem- bers per mile. This means that the other utilities receive 10 to 20 times more revenue per mile of line than we do, and therefore they are much better positioned to spread their fixed costs. Regardless of customer density, NFEC has an obligation to meet our members’ needs and expectations for reliable electric service and we are committed to do so. Electric cooperatives were cre-
ated to provide dependable, affordable electric service to rural areas of our state. Today, nearly 100,000 miles of electric distribution line bring power to people who choose to live and work in both rural and urban settings across Oklahoma.
Electric co-ops are vital to rural
area development. Since 1961, rural electric and telephone systems have joined in sponsoring over 15,000 proj- ects that have created over 2.5 million new jobs in rural America. Electric cooperatives brought
power to rural America when no one else would. For years, power compa- nies never ventured outside their city limits. They ignored the electric needs of the nation’s rural areas for one rea- son: There was no profit to be made. As a result, nine out of 10 rural
homes were without electric servic as late as the mid-1930s. And so electric co-ops were established, built on prin- ciple by 12074-001 people who shared the same principles – to deliver afford- able electricity to the entire nation.
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