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January YCFMO Newsletter
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Urban Archery Season
The established dates for North Carolina’s next Urban Archery season are Jan 11 – Feb 16, 2025. Click here for more info.
Community Visioning Meeting
Community Visioning Meeting Come and give input on the future of Jonesville’s Master Plan on Thursday, September 5, 2024.
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❄️ Prepare for Freezing Temperatures! ❄️With temperatures expected to drop below freezing this weekend and next week, it’s essential to protect your home and prevent water pipes from freezing. Follow these simple tips to avoid costly damage:1️⃣ Shut off and drain outdoor faucets. Keep outside valves open so the remaining water can expand. Insulate outdoor spigots.2️⃣ Leave one faucet dripping. Choose the one farthest from your meter and let it drip. Moving water keeps pipes from freezing.3️⃣ Protect interior plumbing on exterior walls. Open cupboards and vanities to warm pipes4️⃣ Set the home thermostat above 55 degrees during cold weatherIf your pipes should freeze:1️⃣ First, check with your neighbors to see if they are experiencing the same issues2️⃣ Turn off the water at the main shut-off valve3️⃣ Open the faucet so the water will flow through the pipes once the area is melted.4️⃣ Apply heat to around the pipes using a hair dryer.5️⃣ Once pipes are thawed, check for leaks and call a licensed plumber for assistance
January Winter Storm UpdateJanuary 20, 2025 As much of the country experiences record cold temperatures, we, too, expect to see sustained lows across our service area over the next week. We are working to reliably meet customer demand for electricity during this time and are prepared to respond to sustained low temperatures and wintry precipitation. Duke Energy has detailed plans to manage the power grid in extreme conditions, and we are working these plans to help reliably meet the energy needs of our customers. We’re actively monitoring this dynamic forecast and are committed to keeping you informed as we adjust our operations and our outreach to customers. Low- to no-cost energy-saving tipsAs temperatures drop, we’re encouraging customers to take control of their energy use and save money through no-cost, low-cost winter energy savings tips: Reduce your thermostat to the lowest comfortable setting. The closer you match your thermostat to outdoor temperatures, the more you can save.Change your air filter and schedule regular maintenance for your heating systems. Maintaining your heating systems can help increase efficiency.Leave drapes or blinds open on the sunny side of the home to allow the sun's rays to warm the house but close them at night to help insulate your home.Operate ceiling fans in a clockwise direction in the winter to push warm air back down into the room.Seal cracks in windows, doors and vents with caulking and weatherstripping to save 10% to 20% in heating costs.Replace standard bulbs with LEDs. LEDs are more efficient than regular bulbs, while giving off the same amount of light.Set your water heater to 120 degrees or less. Water heating is typically the second-biggest user of energy in your home. Get more tips, learn about incentives and sign up for usage alerts and other tools to save money at duke-energy.com/WinterEnergySavings. Preparing for snow and iceIn addition to sustained low temperatures, we are preparing for potential snow and ice. Our in-house meteorologists are monitoring weather forecasts, and our crews are checking equipment, supplies and inventories to ensure adequate materials are available to restore power outages as they occur.Wintry precipitation can increase the likelihood of power outages. Heavy, wet snow of six inches or more and/or a quarter inch or more of ice accumulation on trees and branches can cause them to fall on power lines creating power outages. Customers who experience an outage during a storm can report it the following ways: Visit duke-energy.com/outages on a desktop computer or mobile device. Use the Duke Energy mobile app, which can be download via Apple Store or Google Play. Text OUT to 57801 (standard text and data charges may apply). Call the automated outage-reporting system at 800.POWERON (800.769.3766). You may visit our interactive outage map to find up-to-date information on power outages, including the total number of outages systemwide and estimated times of restoration. After a storm hits, restoring power as safely and quickly as possible is our top priority, while keeping our customers informed. Dukeenergy.com
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