Current | LES Customer Newsletter Current - June 2019 | Page 2

Solar charging stations
at Haymarket Park
The next time you’re at Haymarket Park
cheering on Husker Baseball or the Lincoln
Saltdogs, charge your phone at one of LES’
two solar-powered charging stations! With
cords for both Apple and Android devices,
you can power up with green energy while
you take in the game from the left or
right field corners. To learn more,
visit LES.com/solar .
Right tree,
right place
When it comes to planting and landscaping in
your yard, you’ve got to put the right plant in
the right place! Sun exposure, soil quality and
drainage are all important things to consider,
but so is safety.
LES requires homeowners and businesses
to plant trees away from electrical lines and
put a safe distance between landscaping and
LES equipment to give crews clear access for
maintenance.
To learn more, visit LES.com/trees.
SUMMER RATES IN
EFFECT
LES’ summer electric rates
are now in effect for all energy
consumed between June 1 and
Sept. 30.
Electric rates are higher in the
summer because customer
electricity use increases
significantly across the region
to power air conditioners. To
ensure customers continue
to have adequate and
reliable electricity during the
summer, power plants that run
infrequently during the rest of
the year are utilized to meet this
added demand. Higher-cost fuel
and maintenance expenses are
required to run these facilities.
As the additional costs are only
accrued in the summer, they are
not included in winter rates.
The residential summer rate for
2019 is $0.0801 per kilowatt-
hour. View commercial summer
rates, which vary by customer
type, online at LES.com/
business/rates.
Generator safety tips
If you use a backup generator when severe
weather knocks your power out, be sure to
remember these helpful tips:
• NEVER operate a generator
inside enclosed or partially
enclosed spaces, including your
home or garage.
• Generators are TEMPORARY
power sources and should
not be used as a permanent
solution.
• NEVER connect generators
directly to household wiring
without first installing a
transfer switch. This prevents
backfeeding which could injure
utility workers making repairs.
• Make sure your generator is
properly grounded and used
with a Ground Fault Circuit
Interrupter, or GFCI.
• Use only extension cords that
have a three-pronged plug and
are rated for the intended load.
• Your home generator should
be installed by a QUALIFIED
ELECTRICIAN and bear the
mark of a nationally recognized
testing laboratory, such as UL,
Intertek or CSA.
• Install battery-operated
CARBON MONOXIDE ALARMS
or plug-in alarms with a battery
backup.
• Do NOT overload the generator.
• The Consumer Product Safety
Commission recommends
generators be positioned at
least 20 FEET from doors,
windows and vents
to prevent carbon
monoxide from
entering the
home.