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Thanks: To Power Delivery and everyone who made this project a success.
Happy Birthday!
Nikki Townsend Feb. 23 Quentin Jones Feb. 24
Watts-Up @ NGEMC Feb. 25, 2015
Previous editions of The Watt and other newsletters may be found here: Corporate Library/Newsletters.
TVA Employee Scholarship Deadline: March 6
Contact Amy Blankenship
ORU Grants: Applica on
deadline SATURDAY Nonprofit charitable organiza ons in our seven coun es may apply for grants through Feb. 28. ORU grant applica ons can be submi ed online at h p://www.ngemc.com/ or with our partner, the Community Founda on of Northwest Georgia at www.communityfounda onnwga.org. For ques ons, please call Amy Blankenship at ext. 1427.
HR Notes: We wish Daylon Mathis the best as he pursues other career opportuni es.
Frigid February: Higher bills expected NGEMC’s big demands
716 megawa s (MW), Feb. 19, 6˚ (new February peak)
674 MW, Feb. 20, 11˚ 738 MW, Jan. 8, 8˚
All‐ me NGEMC peak: 754 MW, Jan. 7, 2014.
Cold calcula ons (Thru Feb. 24)
Average temperature for February—7.5˚ below normal
3 days—high temperature didn't rise above 32˚
19 days—low temperature dipped to 32˚ or colder
Member resources Monitor daily energy use online at www.ngemc.com or on our Mobile App—My NGEMC Account. And compare with daily temperatures.
Energy‐saving ps and tools at www.ngemc.com, Facebook and Twi er
E‐Score Home Improvement Do‐It‐Yourself Energy E‐Valua on
TVA set an all‐ me February power demand on Feb . 19 with an es mated 32,109 MW peak and a record February one‐day
electricity use of 694 gigawa ‐hours for the 24‐hour period on Feb. 19.
Feb. 18: 12,000‐gallon oil containment tank installed at Butler Substa on in Calhoun.
Coming soon…
Members can’t go wrong with Pay Site kiosks at Shop Rite Chickamauga LaFaye e Ringgold Tunnel Hill
Take care of your heart; Feb. is Na onal Heart Month
Journal
Meditate
Walk daily
Call a friend
Join a fitness class
Limit salt—eat fish and fiber
Quit tobacco
Environment & Safety First
Oil Containment: Project done un l next new substa on begins
In February, Power Delivery completed a 2‐year, 12‐substa on oil containment systems project.
Now, all 34 NGEMC substa ons are equipped to contain major oil spills if a substa on transformer were to be damaged.
New TVA Electric Forkli Program Star ng March 9, businesses who use forkli s and forkli vendors can receive a $2,000 incen ve for leasing or buying an electric forkli to replace a fuel‐burning forkli through the new TVA Electric Forkli Program. Learn more at www.ngemc.com under the My Business tab.
SPECIAL THANKS to NGEMC team members whose extra effort and volunteer spirit helps us meet the needs of our members
during these extreme weather condi ons.