Current | LES Customer Newsletter Current - November 2019 | Página 2

BE PREPARED FOR WINTER WEATHER Make sure you’re prepared when the snow starts to fly this winter season. Now is the perfect time to practice your emergency plan with your family, put together an emergency kit and make sure everyone knows how to report an outage. WHAT YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT WINTER WEATHER* • Know what to do before, during and after a storm. • Listen to local officials. • Have emergency supplies in place at home, at work and in the car. • Stay off the road during and after a winter storm. • Use safe heating devices. • Have a carbon monoxide alarm, especially if using alternative heating devices. • Make plans to check on neighbors if extreme cold or weather knocks out power. • Power Outage Tip: Dim the brightness on your cell phone to save battery life. Upgrade your gift-giving this year Looking for a high-tech gift this holiday season? Maybe this is the year you get that energy-saving, smart thermostat you’ve been thinking about. Plus, you can sign up for LES PEAK REWARDS to earn up to $50 and contribute to making our community’s electric system more efficient along the way. Combine your $50 from signing up for LES PEAK REWARDS with in-store discounts or rebates while you’re out during the shopping rush and you may end up finding energy- and money-savings at after- Thanksgiving sales this year. *courtesy of FEMA via ready.gov Go online and check out LESPeakRewards.com to review program-eligible smart thermostats. WHAT DO THEY MEAN? WARNINGS, WATCHES AND ADVISORIES • Winter Weather Advisory: Wintry weather expected. Exercise caution. • Winter Storm Watch: Snow, sleet or ice possible. Be prepared. • Winter Storm Warning: Snow, sleet or ice expected. Take action! Follow us on social media! Just in time for winter break, find new activities on LES Kids Outlet! Dashing through the snow in a one horse open sleigh. Over the fields we go, laughing all the way. (Ha! Ha! Ha!) Bells on bob tails ring, making spirits bright. What fun it is to laugh and sing a sleighing song tonight. Oh... Are you imagining more screaming children than jingle bells this holiday season? LES wants to help you keep your kids busy during winter break. Go to LES.com/kids to find all kinds of great stuff to help keep those growing minds occupied. Along with cool videos on interesting subjects, like a day in the life of an LES lineworker, there are resources and games. Plus, you’ll find some silly, new energy jokes from the LES ENERGIZERS that can spark laughter in anyone! your email inbox this December. All Kids Club members who submit their completed activity online are entered to win an awesome prize! Light up your holiday break with LES Kids Outlet! Check it out and sign up for Kids Club at LES.com/kids . You also can sign up to be a Kids Club member to receive a new activity in WINTER WEATHER DOESN’T CARE ABOUT YOUR HOLIDAY PLANS But we do! Don’t get caught by surprise this winter. Register or update your phone number on LES PowerLine today to ensure a fast, accurate response when the lights go out. Update your information or report an outage with LES PowerLine at LES.com/report-outage.