THE WIRE
Fall 2019
Tree trimming helps prevent outages
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With the winter months rapidly approaching, it’s important to take a look at the condition of the trees surrounding your home. Trees that are placed too close to power lines may create fire and safety hazards, as well as cause power outages. TID strives to provide safe, reliable electric service to residents and businesses throughout our 662 square-mile service area. We’re committed to protecting the safety of the public, our customers and employees. When trees or vegetation come in contact with power lines, they can cause power outages or fires. The state grants TID permission to
maintain its electric system, which includes clearing trees and other vegetation that may encroach upon overhead power lines and equipment, as well as pose a risk to public safety and service reliability. TID periodically trims or removes trees that are near power lines for public safety, fire safety, and outage reduction. However, TID is not responsible for trimming trees and vegetation from low voltage overhead service lines that connect to our customer’s homes and businesses. Trimming of trees and vegetation from these service wires is the customer’s responsibility.
Any attempt to trim a tree or vegetation around power lines can result in serious injury, or even death. If you have trees in or around your service lines, please contact TID. We will arrange to de-energize your overhead service line so this work can be performed safely. If you have any questions regarding tree trimming please visit www.tid. org/treetrimming or call (209) 8838335. If you would like to schedule a temporary disconnection, please call TID’s Service Division at (209) 8838301.
PO Box 949 Turlock, CA 95381 209.883.8300
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Be wary of Get involved with scammers Turlock Groundwater TID wants to help stop scammers in their tracks, before it’s too late. As a general rule, you should always be skeptical of pushy people who demand payment or personal information, especially if they pressure you or threaten to turn off your power. • • • •
TID will never require you to pay your bill with a prepaid debit card. TID never solicits payments outside of our regular business hours. TID does not conduct customer service or solicit payments via text messages. TID does not use any social media (i.e. Facebook and Twitter) to solicit payments or initiate customer service.
Electrical disconnections are a last resort for TID. Customers subject to disconnect are notified by mail of their delinquent status prior to their service being disconnected. If you are ever in doubt of who is on the phone claiming to represent TID, hang up and call us immediately at (209) 883-8222 to check your account status or arrange payment with us. Also, if you are suspicious of who is at your door claiming to represent TID, call us at (209) 883-8222 to confirm the authenticity of the person before opening the door. For more useful tips on how to protect yourself from scams, visit www.tid.org/scams.
Groundwater is a source of water stored below the earth’s surface and is one of the most vital resources of our region. In our area, almost all drinking water is supplied by groundwater.
TID is a member of the West Turlock Subbasin Groundwater Sustainability Agency (GSA), one of two GSAs (the other is the East Turlock Subbasin GSA) in the Turlock Subbasin. The GSAs were formed in 2017 to help comply with the Sustainable Groundwater Management Act (SGMA). The GSAs are currently developing a Groundwater
Sustainability Plan (GSP) that will guide groundwater management in our area for decades to come. These two GSAs are hard at work to develop a GSP before the January 31, 2022 state deadline. You can stay up to date by visiting www. turlockgroundwater.org to sign up for an email list, learn more about GSA members or get more information about upcoming meetings.
Version: July 2019
2018 POWER CONTENT LABEL Turlock Irrigation District https://www.tid.org/power/power-content-label/ ENERGY RESOURCES
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2018 CA Power Mix**
Eligible Renewable 32% 32% 31% Biomass & Biowaste 0% 0% 2% Geothermal 2% 2% 5% Eligible Hydroelectric 3% 3% 2% Solar 8% 8% 11% Wind 19% 19% 11% Coal 5% 5% 3% Large Hydroelectric 11% 11% 11% Natural Gas 33% 33% 35% Nuclear 0% 0% 9% Other 0% 0% <1% Unspecified sources of power* 19% 19% 11% TOTAL 100% 100% 100% * "Unspecified sources of power" means electricity from transactions that are not traceable to specific generation sources. ** Percentages are estimated annually by the California Energy Commission based on the electricity generated in California and net imports as reported to the Quarterly Fuel and Energy Report database and the Power Source Disclosure program. For specific information about this electricity product, contact: For general information about the Power Content Label, please visit: For additional questions, please contact the California Energy Commission at:
Turlock Irrigation District 209-883-8362
http://www.energy.ca.gov/pcl/ Toll-free in California: 844-454-2906 Outside California: 916-653-0237