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Electric and Gas Safety Walt Blackford, Outreach Manager 09 April 2018 Whidbey Island Growers Association
• Safety Moment (video) • Electric and Gas Safety • How Power Gets to Whidbey and How It Is Restored • Energy Efficiency Tips and Online Tools
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Powerful Partnerships
$200,000 to 24 non-profits that focus on human services or the environment
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PSE Service Territory 10 counties/6000 square miles 1.1 million electric meters 825,000 gas meters
Population served: almost 4 million 3100 employees
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This May Shock You! Texting while driving and downed power lines, oh my!
This is a dramatization! 5
NOT a dramatization! Live wires on this car trapped two people inside…
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Safety near underground lines
Do not climb or sit on pad mount transformers
Do not insert objects through openings
If vehicle is in contact with transformer, treat as if a downed line
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The Nose Knows! Two important questions…
Can you identify the odor of natural gas?
What would you do if you smelled natural gas? 8
Three ways to detect a natural gas leak Smell
Sight
Sound
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What to do if you detect gas Leave the building
Don’t operate light switch
Call 911
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Call 811 Before You Dig Call Before You Dig
It’s the law!
Dial 811 at least two full business days (not including the day you call) before you plan to dig… no matter the size of your project. For any digging where utilities might be underground… water, sewer, electric, gas, telecom 11
Whidbey Island 115kV Transmission System
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Preparing for Unplanned Outages
Wind…
…and Trees 13
Snow and ice can be a problem, too! Whatcom County2017
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Call PSE If Your Power is Out!
888-225-5773 (888 - CALL PSE)
Wind, Snow/Ice, Floods, Slides, Earthquakes, Car/pole Accidents, and more!
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Restoration Can Take Time…
How Power is Restored • • • •
Assessment Transmission Substations Essential Services • Distribution 16
Be Red Cross Ready Build a Kit. Make a Plan. Be Informed. • Have a kit for your home, car and office • Create a kit for your pets • With significant earthquake potential, should be selfsufficient for at least 14 days
PSE’s Carbon Reduction Plan Announced in December 2017… • Colstrip Units 1 and 2 will cease operations no later than 2022 • Centralia Power Plant will be shut down in 2025 • PSE’s involvement with Colstrip Units 3 and 4 projected to end in the 2030s…possibly sooner
• Combined with carbon reductions elsewhere – as well adding new renewable generation facilities – PSE’s goal is to reduce carbon emissions by 50% by 2040
Together, we are creating a better energy future
Because It’s Still Cold! A few tips to lower your electricity bills
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Saving Energy In Your Home… PSE offers many low and no cost energy-saving programs. Visit pse.com or call the Energy Advisors at
800-562-1482 20
How Much Does Electricity Cost?
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Rebates and Incentives
pse.com/rebates
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Home Energy Assessment To schedule a FREE assessment, call the Home Energy Assessment team
855-973-1575
Certified contractor Customized summary of recommended upgrades Information about PSE’s energy efficiency rebates Contractor referrals for future upgrades or installations
Replace up to 20 incandescent or halogen bulbs with high efficiency LEDs Install up to two high-performance showerheads and four faucet aerators
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Manufactured/Mobile Homes Weatherization Duct Sealing Floor Insulation To learn about eligibility, call the Energy Advisors
800-562-1482 24
Green Power Options If you can’t install solar panels at home and want to reduce your carbon footprint… NEW! You can match some or all of your energy use with 100% clean solar energy!
Go to pse.com/renewables for details! Support independent renewable energy development and reduce your carbon footprint with Green Power!
Talk to an Energy Advisor 25
800-562-1482
Online, Self-Service Options You can monitor electric or gas use with myPSE
Open a myPSE account 26
myPSE Main Page You can pay your bill online… or obtain details about your energy use
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myPSE Energy Center
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One Week to 3 Months
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Start, Stop or Move Use myPSE to start/change service…
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Outage Notification Options PSE electric customers with
a valid email address and/or cell phone number in their myPSE account can receive notifications by email and/or text.
• Power is out (including estimated restoration time if available)
• Power has been restored 31
Outage Map
Go to www.pse.com home page
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Find Your Outage…
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Outage Map During Recent Storm
On a stormy, stormy night… …almost 100,000 customers without electricity.
None on Whidbey!
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Neighborhood Outages
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Questions?
Did you know that PSE has a worldclass avian protection program?
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