CORE Electric Cooperative (CORE) wishes everyone safe and happy holidays!
They offer some quick and easy tips that will protect residents and their loved ones this season:
- Make sure the holiday/decorative lights – and all other bulbs – are LED. If there are still non-LED string lights installed in homes, consider taking them to a local recycling company that accepts them.
- Have the heating system serviced to ensure that it is operating safely and efficiently.
- Do not overload outlets and power strips with too many devices.
- For outdoor lights and other devices, use only ground fault circuit interrupted (GFCI) outlets. Stay clear of overhead lines and equipment when putting them up.
- Do not place cords under rugs or carpets, or across high-traffic areas.
- For those who are not already signed up to receive outage alerts from CORE, go to their online Outage Center.
