October 2016


Tower Road, Pontotoc County, Oklahoma


A newsletter for PEC’s electric consumers


A NEWSLETTER FOR PEC’S ELECTRIC CONSUMERS


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Protect your home with PowerShield


igh-tech gadgets, appliances, and computers all have one


weakness in common: deadly power surges. Too much electricity coursing through connecting wires can fry circuitry inside sensitive electronics, reducing them to expensive trash.


Unfortunately, electric current coming from your wall outlet doesn’t always remain at a steady, optimal 120 volts. Electricity can spike for a number of uncontrollable circumstances, such as weather events, animals interfering with electrical equipment and vehicle accidents with utility poles which can send thousands of volts searing through your wiring.


Many homeowners believe that adequate surge protection begins and ends with plugging their computer into a power strip. Unfortunately, that’s seldom the case.


First of all, not all surge protectors live up to their name; some are little more than glorifi ed extension cords. Second, a surge


PEC POWERShield $4.95/month


(*$25 installation fee)


Get Green This Fall GO Paperless to receive a $5 credit on


next month’s bill and a chance to win. Login to PEC’s SmartHub on the web


or via your mobile device (See related SmartHub article on page 3). Once there, you’ll be given the option to go paperless. You’ll receive a $5 credit, and get entered in our next drawing on November 1, 2016, for a Kindle Fire.


will follow any wire into a house — phone and cable lines included — and threaten fax and answering machines, televisions, satellite systems, computers, and modems. And third, delicate electronic circuitry proliferates today’s modern home, leaving common appliances as vulnerable as computers to the eff ects of surges.


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PEC is proud to off er POWERShield which consists of two levels of protection: 1) at the


Continued on Page 2, “PowerShield Perks.”


IMPORTANT: While PEC’s PowerShield will NOT protect your home from a direct lightening strike, you can protect most of your digital electronics and appliances with surge suppressors. As the term implies, these devices suppress a fl uctuating power supply by diverting excess voltage to a ground wire.


Plus, for each monthly featured product you purchase or join, you’ll receive a complimentary multi- device charger adapter to keep all your mobile devices powered up. You’ll also be entered to win one of fi ve special “Power Up” drawings for a Bluetooth Speaker, mobile charger set and a Kindle Fire HD tablet. Our next PowerUp drawing will take place November 1.


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How does Paperless Billing work? You’ll be notifi ed by email each


month when your bill is ready to view online. SmartHub is easy to navigate. It’s simple and quick to make a payment or view your daily meter usage. You can compare bills and fi nd out what day of the week you typically use the most electricity.


Questions? Contact PEC’s Customer Service department at toll-free 1-877-456-3031 or (580) 332-3031 (Ada area).


Report Power Outages (24 hrs/day 7 days a week)


(580) 272-1500, local Ada Area 1-877-272-1500 or


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