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MAY 2015 ENERGY CONNECTIONS Hundreds of third graders from across our service area participated in our first Trees Together student art contest. The purpose of the contest is to raise awareness of the importance of trees and tree planting safety. Our employees voted for their favorite designs and we are proud to congratulate the following schools: > Florence Carlton Elementary, Florence, Mont. > Park City Elementary, Park City, Mont. > Belt Elementary, Belt, Mont. > Whittier Elementary, Bozeman, Mont. > Broadwater Elementary, Helena, Mont. > Cayuse Prairie Elementary, Kalispell, Mont. > West Elementary, Butte, Mont. > Dodge Elementary, Grand Island, Neb. > Kimball Elementary, Kimball, S.D. > Webster Elementary, Webster, S.D. > Platte-Geddes Elementary, Platte, S.D. Each school will receive $5,000 worth of trees for planting on their school campuses with support from NorthWestern Energy employee volunteers. Our certified arborists will be on hand to ensure the trees are planted safely. And each winning student will receive a prize basket filled with art supplies. To learn more about the Trees Together program, visit NorthWesternEnergy.com/trees. Watch for the 2015-16 call for entries announcment later this year. Trees Together winners announced Safety tips for warmer seasons With spring here and warmer months just around the corner, we encourage you to keep these important safety tips in mind as you venture outside: • Watch for power lines near rivers and lakes when boating or fishing. Masts on boats conduct electricity and so do fishing poles and lines. Avoid casting near power lines, and never try to retrieve lures tangled in power lines. • Play it safe when recreating near our hydro facilities. Watch for posted signs and respect the boundaries that are electric gizmos (such as drones) in place. • Teach your children to fly kites, model airplanes, balloons, or other gizmos and toys in open areas, far from overhead power lines and never during storms. If a toy is tangled in a power line, abandon it. Do not use wire as kite string or to control a model plane, and never fly such toys with wet string. • Children should never climb power poles or trees close to power lines or play on or near other electrical equipment such as fenced electrical yards or metal boxes. • Do not touch or go near electrical equipment. Stay away from anything marked “Danger,” “High Voltage” or “Keep Out.” • You must always call 811 before you dig. Your call reaches your area’s one- call center, which arranges for marking NorthWestern Energy’s lines and those of other utilities such as telephone, cable television, water, and sewer. You also need to arrange to locate lines not owned by a utility. • Look up when working outside! Contact with overhead power lines can result in serious injury or even death. When working with ladders or transporting equipment, keep yourself, your tools, and your equipment more than 10 feet from overhead power lines.
Transcript of Trees Together winners announced · 2020-06-19 · Trees Together winners announced Safety tips for...
MAY 2015
ENERGY CONNECTIONS
Hundreds of third graders from across our service area participated in our first Trees Together student art contest. The purpose of the contest is to raise awareness of the importance of trees and tree planting safety. Our employees voted for their favorite designs and we are proud to congratulate the following schools:
> Florence Carlton Elementary, Florence, Mont. > Park City Elementary, Park City, Mont. > Belt Elementary, Belt, Mont. > Whittier Elementary, Bozeman, Mont. > Broadwater Elementary, Helena, Mont. > Cayuse Prairie Elementary, Kalispell, Mont. > West Elementary, Butte, Mont. > Dodge Elementary, Grand Island, Neb. > Kimball Elementary, Kimball, S.D. > Webster Elementary, Webster, S.D. > Platte-Geddes Elementary, Platte, S.D.
Each school will receive $5,000 worth of trees for planting on their school campuses with support from NorthWestern Energy employee volunteers. Our certified arborists will be on hand to ensure the trees are planted safely. And each winning student will receive a prize basket filled with art supplies.
To learn more about the Trees Together program, visit NorthWesternEnergy.com/trees. Watch for the 2015-16 call for entries announcment later this year.
Trees Together winners announced
Safety tips for warmer seasonsWith spring here and warmer months just around the corner, we encourage you to keep these important safety tips in mind as you venture outside:
• Watch for power lines near rivers and lakes when boating or fishing. Masts on boats conduct electricity and so do fishing poles and lines. Avoid casting near power lines, and never try to retrieve lures tangled in power lines.
• Play it safe when recreating near our hydro facilities. Watch for posted signs and respect the boundaries that are electric gizmos (such as drones) in place.
• Teach your children to fly kites, model airplanes, balloons, or other gizmos and toys in open areas, far from overhead power lines and never during storms. If a toy is tangled in a power line, abandon it. Do not use wire as kite string or to control a model plane, and never fly such toys with wet string.
• Children should never climb power poles or trees close to power lines or play on or near other electrical equipment such as fenced electrical yards or metal boxes.
• Do not touch or go near electrical equipment. Stay away from anything marked “Danger,” “High Voltage” or “Keep Out.”
• You must always call 811 before you dig. Your call reaches your area’s one-call center, which arranges for marking NorthWestern Energy’s lines and those of other utilities such as telephone, cable television, water, and sewer. You also need to arrange to locate lines not owned by a utility.
• Look up when working outside! Contact with overhead power lines can result in serious injury or even death. When working with ladders or transporting equipment, keep yourself, your tools, and your equipment more than 10 feet from overhead power lines.
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Don’t post signs on power polesSpring and summer are perfect seasons for garage sales, open houses or family reunions and/or a special fundraiser. And a good way to promote or advertise them is with outdoor signs. However, please refrain from posting your ads or announcements on our power poles.
Working on power poles can be a dangerous job. To ensure reliable service, our line crews must climb up and down poles in all kinds of weather, day and night. Their job is even more hazardous if people put nails or heavy staples on power poles to attach signs and posters.
This may seem harmless but can become hurtful to our line crews. Nails and staples can increase the danger of electrocution if our line crews contact a live wire. In addition, sharp, protruding nails can tear the protective equipment that helps keep them safe. They also have special boots and climbing hooks to allow them to get up the pole to inspect or make repairs to lines. If their climbing hooks hit metal, they may be deflected, causing the line crewmember to fall.
Please consider the safety of our line crews when landscaping as well. Avoid planting vines or climbing plants at the base of power poles, and refrain from hanging birdhouses or animal feeders on the poles.
NorthWestern Energy line crews are on the job to ensure you quality, efficient, dependable service. Please show them you care by not using power poles to post signs or decorations.
Spring clean your way to energy efficiencyWe encourage customers to take a moment and consider taking on the important, but often over looked, chores that can add up to real energy savings and will help keep their household safe.
• Kitchen � Vacuum refrigerator coils: Dust that builds up on refrigerator coils can cause the motor to work harder, using more energy. � Clean oven and range: A range or oven darkened from heavy use absorbs more heat, reducing its efficiency.
• Hallways � Clean or replace furnace and air conditioning filters: A dirty filter will slow air
flow and cause your system to use more energy. Filters should be changed at least every 3 months.
� Replace smoke and carbon monoxide (CO) detector batteries: Replace batteries in all detectors at least once a year. If your CO detector is more than five years old, it is likely time to replace the CO detector as the sensor life is normally only 5-7 years.
• Basement or Garage � Move flammables: Clear away flammable materials and liquids from gas water
heaters, gas furnaces and other heat sources. � Get rid of that old second fridge – you would be shocked to learn how much
you are paying to keep it plugged in each month! � Clean out dryer ducts: Blocked dryer ducts make your machine work harder
than necessary—using extra energy to dry clothes.
Get more energy efficiency tips at NorthWesternEnergy.com/Eplus
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