Willie's World

Willie's World AVECC e-Newsletter July 2014

In This Issue

1,500 people in one house?

What is an APS? Our energy efficiency tip tells you how it can save you money

Are you safe from carbon monoxide poisoning? Read our safety tip

EPA regulations could hit your pocket book. Find out what you can do

Want energy efficiency tips? How about outage updates?

Could your home use a $50,000 makeover?

All this and more in this month's award winning newsletter from Arkansas Valley Electric.

In just three days over 1,500 people dropped by this year's

Premier Model Home at Chaffee Crossing! Lots of comments on thehome's awesome media room, open floor plan and outdoor livingarea. We also got to pass along a lot of energy saving information. Thanks to everyone who stopped by. If you didn't get to come, youcan check it out here...Read more

Energy Efficiency Tip - Replacing your conventional

power strips with advanced power strips (APS) can helpreduce the electricity wasted when electronic devices areidle. These power strips are a convenient and low-cost wayto save.

Source: Department of Energy

Safety Tip - Make sure fireplace, stoves, furnaces and anything

else that can produce carbon monoxide in your home is properlyvented to the outside. CO poisoning can kill. Here's more info onhow to inspect yourventing...http://inspectapedia.com/plumbing/Plumbing_Vents.htm

Make your voice heard

Americans count on affordable and reliableenergy to power our communities, promote job and economic growth, and keepcosts in line for the basic necessities in our family budgets. The recently proposedEPA regulations that target existing power plants could add to the price ofelectricity, and have serious consequences for our communities. Join the more thanhalf a million supporters of electric cooperatives who have asked the EPA to stopimplementing costly new regulations. Speak out now and make your voice heard. Make your voice heard at http://www.nreca.coop/political-action/cooperative-action-network/epa/

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