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Door prize from Home & Garden Show awarded

published by HOEC on Mon, 03/10/2014 - 8:56am

Beth Wiggs of Alton, MO, was a winner of a Midland WR120 EZ emergency weather radio from Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative.

Stay safe during spring storms with a weather alert radio

published by HOEC on Fri, 03/07/2014 - 9:44am

An emergency weather radio can be a life saving piece of safety equipment in your home. Continuous local and regional weather information from the National Weather Service in Springfield, Missouri is always available to you with a weather radio. A weather radio is programmable so it can sound an alert tone when there is a weather watch or warning in your area.

Warning: new email scam targets utility customers

published by HOEC on Wed, 01/29/2014 - 10:21am

Howell-Oregon Electric Cooperative officials, along with the National Rural Electric Cooperative Association, report that a nationwide email scam is targeting utility customers, including electric cooperative members, by sending bogus invoices directing them to a virus-infected web site.

Straight talk Q&A on the EPA proposal

published by HOEC on Mon, 01/27/2014 - 2:43pm

Q: What exactly is the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doing?
A: EPA is using the Clean Air Act to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants through new regulations utilities will have to meet. The regulations are so stringent they will effectively end the use of coal for electricity generation.

Bright Ideas from Willie Wiredhand

"Lightning and other surges can damage electrical devices in your home. Protect large appliances with a Meter Socket Surge protector, and use Surge Suppression Power Strips on expensive items like computers and TVs.




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