AND
AND LUCKILY IDAHO POWER CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER LESS
THAN TWO HOURS A
YEAR. BUT SOMETIMES,
LIKE IN THE CASE OF
EXTREME WINTER
WEATHER, OUTAGES CAN
LAST FOR HOURS OR EVEN
DAYS. I RECENTLY TALKED
TO DANIELLE READY FROM
IDAHO POWER ABOUT
HOW YOU CAN MAKE
SURE YOU'RE READY FOR
ANY OUTAGE, NO MATTER
HOW LONG YOU'RE IN THE
DARK.
OKAY IF WE'VE LEARNED
ANYTHING THIS YEAR
DANIELLE IS THAT WE
HAVE TO BE PREPARED
FOR ANYTHING. AND ONE
OF THOSE THINGS THAT
WE CAN AT LEAST GET A
LITTLE CONTROL AROUND
OUR POWER OUTAGES. SO
HOW DO WE BEST
PREPARE FOR AN OUTAGE.
YEAH, ABSOLUTELY. AND
THAT'S A GREAT
QUESTION, UM, NOW I
HOPE OUR CUSTOMERS
ARE WITHOUT OUR
WITHOUT POWER LESS
THAN TWO HOURS A YEAR
ON AVERAGE. BUT YES,
SOMETIMES LIKE IN THE
CASE OF EXTREME WINTER
WEATHER, YOU MAY HAVE
OUTAGES THAT LAST
LONGER FOR HOURS OR
EVEN DAYS. SO THERE ARE
SOME THINGS WE CAN DO
TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE READY FOR A
POWER OUTAGE, NO
MATTER HOW LONG IT
LASTS. SO THE FIRST
THING WE RECOMMEND
IS SIGNING UP FOR ALERTS
TO STAY INFORMED. SO
YOU CAN SIGN UP TO
RECEIVE A TEXT OR EMAIL,
AND IT'LL LET YOU KNOW
IF THE POWER IS OUT AT
YOUR ADDRESS, WE'RE
AWARE OF IT, WE'LL SEND
YOU ESTIMATES OF TIME
FRUSTRATION AND THEN
WE'LL SEND A
CONFIRMATION WHEN WE
SEE THE POWER HAS BEEN
RESTORED. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY HELPFUL IF
YOU HAVE A SECOND
HOME, OR YOU'RE AWAY
FROM THE HOUSE DURING
AN OUTAGE. NOW ASIDE
FROM THIS, THERE'S SOME
OTHER THINGS YOU CAN
DO TO PREPARE AHEAD OF
TIME IF YOU LEARN HOW
TO MANUALLY OPEN YOUR
GARAGE DOOR AND IF
YOU HAVE THEM SECURITY
GATES THAT CAN SAVE A
LOT OF STRESS AND
HASSLE DURING AN
OUTAGE IF YOU HAVE TO
LEAVE YOUR HOME.
YOU CAN KEEP A LARGE
BLOCK OF ICE IN YOUR
FREEZER TO HELP PROTECT
YOUR FOOD, AND THEN
PLAN AHEAD BY BUILDING
AN OUTAGE KIT SO
FLASHLIGHTS BATTERIES
BLANKETS FOOD AND
WATER ARE ALL GOOD
THINGS TO INCLUDE ALSO
THOSE BATTERIES OR
SOLAR POWERED
CHARGERS ARE HELPFUL
TO KEEP YOUR PHONE
CHARGED, BUT IT'S REALLY
GOOD. OKAY. AND IF AN
OUTAGE DOES HAPPEN
THEN GIVE US SOME
MORE TIPS ON WHAT WE
NEED TO KEEP IN MIND
DURING THAT POWER
OUTAGE. YES, SO IF YOU
HAD EXPERIENCE, EXCUSE
ME IF YOU EXPERIENCED
AN OUTAGE, THE FIRST
THING YOU CAN DO IS
CHECK OUR WEBSITE,
IDAHO POWER.COM
SLASH OUTAGES THAT'LL
GIVE YOU THE DETAILS
AND INFORMATION
ABOUT THE OUTAGE. IF
YOU DON'T SEE YOUR
OUTAGE ON THE MAP OR
DON'T HAVE ACCESS TO
DO THAT JUST GIVE US A
CALL OUR CUSTOMER
CARE TEAM CAN HELP
YOU OUT WITH THAT AS
WELL. THEN THE NEXT
THING TO DO IS PROTECT
YOUR APPLIANCES SO
UNPLUG YOUR
APPLIANCES THAT WERE
IN USE WHEN THE POWER
WENT OUT. THIS IS
ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT
FOR YOUR STOVE AND IF
YOU HAVE ANY SPACE
HEATERS. THEY COULD
POSE A FIRE HAZARD IF
THEY TURN BACK ON
RIGHT SO IT'S A GOOD
THING TO REMEMBER AND
AVOID OPENING THE
REFRIGERATOR AND
FREEZER TO HELP KEEP
YOUR FOOD COLD
LONGER AND THEN KEEP
ONE LIGHT ON THE WHEN
THE POWER IS RESTORED
YOU'RE AWARE OF IT.
OKAY, AND YOU'VE
ALREADY KIND OF HINTED
TO SOME OF THIS MY
NEXT QUESTION WAS
GONNA BE AROUND
SAFETY RIGHT, YOU KIND
OF TALKED ABOUT THE
OVEN, BUT GIVE US A
COUPLE MORE SAFETY
TIPS TO TO KEEP IN MIND
DURING A POWER
OUTAGE. YES, SO WE
ALWAYS RECOMMEND TO
USE BATTERY POWERED
LIGHTS, INSTEAD OF
CANDLES JUST TO
PREVENT THE FIRE
HAZARD. NEVER USE AN
ELECTRIC GENERATOR
INDOORS AND NEVER USE
ONE IN THE GARAGE OR
NEAR THE AIR AND
TAKING YOUR HOUSE
THAT CAN BE VERY
DANGEROUS. AND IF YOU
EVER DO VISIBLY SEE A
DOWNED POWER LINE,
PLEASE REMEMBER TO
STAY BACK 100 FEET, KEEP
OTHERS AWAY AND CALL
IDAHO POWER SO THAT
WE CAN TAKE CARE OF IT.
ANOTHER COMMON
QUESTION THAT I GET IS IF
IT'S POSSIBLE FOR YOUR
HOME TO BE OUT OF
POWER WHILE YOUR
NEIGHBORS HAS POWER,
AND THAT IS POSSIBLE. WE
DO HAVE DIFFERENT
UNDERGROUND AND
OVERHEAD ELECTRICAL
LINES THAT CAN SERVE
THE SAME STREET. SO YOU
MAY NEED TO CALL IN, IF
THAT'S THE CASE AND
YOU STILL DON'T HAVE
POWER OR YOU HAVE ANY
QUESTIONS. TO LEARN
MORE ABOUT OUTAGES.
YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUR
WEBSITE, INCLUDES
FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS AND SAFETY
INFORMATION, IDAHO
POWER. COMM SLASH
OUTAGES DASH SAFETY,
WONDERFUL DANIELLE
THANK YOU SO MUCH, AT
LEAST WE CAN FEEL
PREPARED FOR
SOMETHING THIS YEAR.
RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
ON IDAHO POWER'S
WEBSITE YOU CAN ALSO
FIND TIPS ON HOW TO
SAVE ON YOUR POWER
ON IDAHO POWER'S
WEBSITE YOU CAN ALSO