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Safety and Reliability

Electricity Safety

Our elec­tric sys­tem includes high-volt­age equip­ment and high-risk areas. Use extreme cau­tion when work­ing or play­ing near them.

Generator Safety

If you plan to use a portable gen­er­a­tor, fol­low our check­list of impor­tant safe­ty pre­cau­tions. Plus, learn about gen­er­a­tor loans.

Hurricane Safety

We con­tin­u­al­ly mon­i­tor weath­er con­di­tions and pre­pare in advance. We sug­gest you fol­low our tips to stay safe dur­ing a hur­ri­cane.

Storm Center

Be ready for severe weath­er with our emer­gency kit check­list, live out­age map, and tips on pre­pared­ness.

Avoid Scams

Imposter scams are the num­ber one type of fraud con­sumers report to the FTC. We’ll teach you how to out­smart the scam­mers.

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SC811 Call Before You Dig

If you plan to dig or exca­vate, it’s impor­tant to get in touch at least 72 hours in advance.

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Tree Trimming & Power Lines

If you clear your yard or land of trees, there are some things you need to be aware of — pow­er lines.

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Right of Way Clearing

We’re com­mit­ted to pro­vid­ing safe, reli­able ser­vice, and that includes veg­e­ta­tion man­age­ment.

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Energy Theft & Tampering

Theft includes van­dal­iz­ing prop­er­ty and divert­ing pow­er from anoth­er member’s home.

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Beat the Peak and Everyone Saves Money and Energy

Coastal Electric’s Beat the Peak pro­gram is a free and vol­un­tary effort to help con­trol ener­gy costs for all coop­er­a­tive mem­bers. Beat the Peak aims to reduce elec­tric­i­ty use dur­ing the time of day when pow­er use peaks, such as win­ter morn­ings when tem­per­a­tures are often at their low­est or late sum­mer after­noons when tem­per­a­tures are high­est. Sign up today at the Beat the Peak web­site, where you can select to receive Beat the Peak alerts by text mes­sage, email, or phone call.

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