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Giving Back to our Local Communities
SEPTEMBER 2016
The benefits Inland Power brings to our community don’t stop at your light switch. Your board and co-op employees support programs and projects that are good for our community. Inland Power’s employees and board members live in the same communities as you, the members we serve. Over the course of the year we sponsor youth sports teams, local high schools, provide academic and lineman scholarships to member’s children and more. We are committed and engaged to make our communities better places to live. Recently, your Inland Power board of trustees volunteered at Second Harvest Food Bank to sort apples for distribution to local community centers and food banks throughout the Inland Northwest. Inland gives back in other ways as well. For example, Inland Power and Snowdon Elementary have a great partnership going on. In August, Inland Power employees held a back to school drive for Snowdon Elementary. We also sponsor over one hundred Snowdon students by providing them with food packages throughout the school year so they have food over the weekend.
Inland Trustees Brian Slaybaugh, David Shill and Gerry Davis at Second Harvest.
Here are a few of the programs we’ve been involved with in 2016: • Operation Round Up - Donated to four charities and have collected over $25,000 to give back to local organizations. • Adopted Snowdon Elementary as Inland Power’s school. Sponsoring 103 students through a Bite 2 Go program, providing them food over the weekend where they would go without.
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Inland’s Operation Round Up program is mid-way through its third year. On a voluntary basis, our members allow us to “round up” their electric bills to the next whole dollar each month. This spare change goes into a trust fund for the purpose of providing local grants and donations to the local community. We currently have over 2,500 members that have signed up for this fantastic program to help our community. Sign up today by checking the box on your billing statement, calling Inland Power or signing up online via your Inland Power SmartHub account.
• $20,000 donation to SNAP, providing energy assistance to hundreds of our members.
• Employees participate in Junior League of Spokane’s Touch-A-Truck program. This year it will be on Sept. 24 at Spokane Community College.
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• 18 - $1,000 college scholarships awarded to member’s children. • Sponsored several community sports teams, along with participating in livestock auctions and 4H groups to support our incredible youth. Together we can all make a difference!
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ENERGY SAFETY Pokémon Go at Substations or Near Electrical Equipment? Players Beware! Please be careful catching Pokémon around high voltage equipment. For those playing the Pokémon Go game, the new smartphone-based augmented reality game in which players try to catch Pokémon in real world places. Remember these safety tips. • Climbing a utility pole or a fence surrounding a substation is very dangerous. Serious injury is a likely result. • Poles, substations and transformers produce high electrical voltages that are dangerous. Another capture is not worth the risk of serious injury. Your safety is important to us at Inland Power! For more safety information visit our website at www.inlandpower.com.
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By keeping your contact information up-to-date, you can take full advantage of the services Inland Power offers. In the utility business, we know rough weather will occur, and sometimes power outages simply can’t be avoided. Updating your contact information is helpful because it speeds up our power restoration process. With correct information, our staff is able to inform you of planned outages before they happen. Also, your up-to-date phone number is our first and fastest form of communication to you in the event of an unplanned outage or emergency. Many times, Inland Power needs your input. Sharing your email address with Inland is a simple and convenient way to be in the know. Every month you receive important information on your Inland Power billing statement. Along with your billing statement comes our Light Reading monthly newsletter. We use this newsletter to share important news regarding your cooperative as well as safety, conservation and industry news that is important for you to know. To stay connected with Inland Power, please update your contact information with any of our member service representatives by calling (509) 789-4277 or via email at inlandpower@inlandpower.com.
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Even with new energy efficient bulbs on the market, there are still many members who continue to use traditional inefficient bulbs in their homes. This wastes valuable energy and Inland Power wants to help. While the price of CFL’s has fallen dramatically, there remains concerns about the tiny amount of mercury in these spiral tubes. That’s where we can help bring an answer to this problem affordable LED lighting.
The program allows you to buy Energy Star LED bulbs for just $1.00 -or- you can exchange standard incandescent or CFL bulbs for free LED bulbs. To ensure all members are able to participate, a limit of 25 bulbs applies to each household while supplies last.
Your Inland conservation crew is on the road traveling to local farmer’s markets to connect with our members in our local communities. Watch the mail for a flyer from Inland Power and save the date.
Lastly, we have state-of-the-art surgearrestor power strips with an auto-off feature available for just $10.00.
If you are within reach of our main office at 10110 W. Hallett Rd. you can call us at (509) 789-1801 and take part in this light bulb exchange program at any time.
We also have free energy saving shower heads for our electric-only water heating members.
If you have bulbs to exchange or purchase, please contact our conservation department at (509) 789-1801 or conservation@inlandpower.com for future event locations or to answer any questions.
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WHAT IS YOUR HEALTH AND COMFORT WORTH? Why does Inland Power care about my comfort? Simple, we are your cooperative and
comfortable indoor living is highly energy dependent. Talk to our energy conservation experts on the subjects of home health and comfort and how energy can efficiently be used to benefit you. Building code requires outdoor air to be positively pressurized inside your home for health and safety. A negatively pressurized home is susceptible to several hazards such as carbon monoxide, radon, mold(s) and energy loss. However, in practice, the amount of air required to be delivered is widely varied and poorly controlled. So how do you know if you have positive or regular pressure? The answer is quite complex, but there are 10110 W HALLETT ROAD
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Make sure you are maintaining your furnace and/or air conditioner annually. During that time ask your service provider to ensure your home is getting enough fresh air. Get a home radon test kit and follow the simple instructions on the package to verify that you are safe. Install a carbon monoxide detector, check your existing detector and replace it every five years.
Most important, if you see a sudden change in your energy consumption call your Inland Power experts at (509) 789-1801. We can help verify why your usage has changed and talk about any indoor health or safety issues you may be concerned with. Call us today.
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