02/17/2021
We've been doing our part on our poultry farm. We can't reduce our usage much in the poultry houses, but we have certainly made huge cut backs in the 'people' house; no tv, pull everything from receptacles not necessary, dropped thermostat to 65 (relying on wood heat), shutting doors to unused rooms, and turning off the breaker to the water heaters until approximately 20 minutes before scheduled dish/chores and showers requiring any hot water. (preferably during non peak times)
If we work with our MyEnergyAVECC in conserving electricity, maybe we can avoid planned suspensions/outages.
Let's all do our part. Read a book, time your chores/showers, and unplug!
At AVECC, we strive to always be there for our members. It is amazing to see our members do the same and help one another when it matters most. We appreciate each and every member who is helping keep the lights on in the River Valley. We want all of our members to stay safe and warm, while encouraging everyone to limit the use of non-essential electric items.
At this time, we have only been asked to make preliminary preparations in case we need to preserve power. Because of the arctic conditions in most of the US, power producers or companies that we buy power from are asking us to be ready to strategically plan outages if the need arises. We have not been asked to suspend any power at this time, but we must be ready if asked. We will be updating our page and website with any new information that becomes available.
