ENERGY EFFICIENCY TIP OF THE MONTH
Don’t keep your refrigerator too cold. The Department of Energy recommends a temperature setting of 35 to 38 degrees for the fresh food compartment and zero degrees for the freezer. Make sure the refrigerator doors are sealed airtight to maximize efficiency.
Source: Energy.gov
Banana Bread Ingredients: 2 cups all-purpose flour ½ cup butter 1 tbsp. baking soda ¾ cup brown sugar ¼ tsp. salt 2 eggs, beaten 2 1/3 cups mashed overripe bananas Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly grease a 9x5 inch loaf pan. In a large bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt. In a separate bowl, cream together butter and brown sugar. Stir in eggs and mashed bananas until well blended. Stir banana mixture into flour mixture; stir just to moisten. Pour batter into loaf pan. Bake for 60 to 65 minutes, until a toothpick inserted into the center of the loaf comes out clean. Let cool for 10 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack.
Co-opcurrents For Dixie Electric Cooperative Member-Owners September 2022
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You may have noticed that our customer portal and mobile app have a brand new look! These new pages allow you to access all the same services as before but with updated, more efficient layouts. We hope these sites will be more convenient and userfriendly for all of our members. We invite you to take a moment to visit the new customer portal and mobile app. For more information regarding the upgrades to our customer portal and mobile app, visit our website at www.dixie.coop.
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WHAT'S ON THAT POLE?
This illustration shows the basic equipment found on electric utility poles. The equipment varies according to the location and the service they provide.
PRIMARY WIRES
Primary wires carry 7620 volts of electricity from a substation. That voltage is 63.5 times higher than the voltage that runs through your home's electrical outlets!
INSULATORS
Insulators prevent energized wires from contacting each other or the pole.
NEUTRAL WIRE
SURGE ARRESTORS
Acts as a line back to the substation and is tied to the ground, balancing the electricity on the system.
These protect the transformer from lighting strikes.
SECONDARY SERVICE DROP
Carries 120/240-volts of electricity to members' homes. It has two "hot" wires from the transformer and a bare "neutral" wire that's connected to the ground wire on the pole.
GROUND WIRE
The ground wire connects to the neutral wire to complete the circuit inside the transformer. It also directs electricity from lightning safely into the earth.
Never nail posters or other items to utility poles. These create a safety hazard for our linemen.
TELEPHONE, CABLE TV, AND FIBER WIRES
These are typically the lowest wires on the pole.
Source: National Rural Electric Cooperative Association (NRECA)
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