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Nebraska City Utilities celebrated Public Power and Natural Gas Week October 4-8th, along with more than 2,000 other community-owned, not-for-profit electric and gas utilities that collectively provide electricity and natural gas to 49 million people.

“Public Power and Public Natural Gas week celebrates the reliable, affordable, electricity and natural gas Nebraska City Utilities provides to our community and surrounding area,” said Nebraska City Utilities general manager, Jeff Kohrs. “Public Power and Public Natural Gas puts customers first, and Public Power and Public Natural Gas week gives us the chance to emphasize the advantages of locally owned power and gas distribution to our customers,” said Kohrs.

Nebraska City Utilities is proud to have serviced Nebraska City and the surrounding area since 1941.

Nebraska City Utilities would like to thank our customers for coming into our office at 100 Central Avenue during the week of October 4th-8th to help us celebrate Public Power and Public Natural Gas week. We hope you enjoyed the refreshments, literature, and were able to get signed up for a chance to win a Carbon Monoxide Detector or LED Light Bulbs. If you didn’t get a chance to register stop in during the month of October and do so. The drawing will be held on Friday, November 5 and the winner will be notified by phone, need not be present to win.

Today Nebraska City Utilities has 71 employees, 3 power plants, 4 main substations, 4 border stations, approximately 375 miles of electric lines, 147 miles of gas mains, and 85 miles of gas service lines including 55 miles of transmission mains.

Thank you for your support as we continue to provide the best possible service at the lowest possible cost.

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7. Summary of service history up to 13 months w/ a temperature line for our service area
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10. Number of days and usage total by service
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Your account number and any meter number will be needed to register to use our new customer log-in

SIX TIPS TO SAVE ON YOUR UTILITY BILLS

Nebraska City Utilities is celebrating Public Power Week (#PublicPowerWeek) and Public Natural Gas Week Oct. 5-9, along with the American Public Power Association and more than 2,000 other community-owned, not-for-profit electric utilities that collectively provide electricity to 49 million Americans. To mark this week, Nebraska City Utilities offers a few tips

WHY IS IT IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR METER CLEAR OF SNOW AND ICE BUILDUP?

• Accumulated snow places stress on your meter piping. Damage to the piping can cause a gas leak.
• If there is an emergency, emergency response crews need clear access to your meter.
• Excessive snow cover may result in abnormal pressure, affect appliance operation and interrupt your service.
• Ice and snow may block the electronic reading of your meter. Our desire is to accurately bill your gas usage.

DID YOU KNOW SNOW AND ICE CAN DAMAGE GAS METERS?

Fall is upon us and I don’t know about you but it is my favorite time of the year.  From the cooler temperatures, beautiful colors of the leaves, Halloween activities to time spent with family at Thanksgiving, it’s the season which brings people together.  Now is the time to prepare your home to ensure you stay warm while still saving energy for the fall.   Continue reading “Fall Energy Saving Tips” →

Are squirrels the only animal that causes power outages?

Squirrels are particularly pesky, followed by birds, raccoons, rats and snakes. While here at Nebraska City Utilities lately our most pesky creature has been the raccoon. Animal-caused outages may be difficult to detect because carcasses are not always easily found. The interruption in power can be a short blink that may only last a few seconds to a catastrophic failure that lasts longer.

Many of these creatures are attracted to the humming warmth of electrical equipment, while snakes slither into substations looking for food, often bird’s nests.

Nebraska City Utilities installs pole wraps and insulated cover ups in problem areas to help prevent animal contact.

Some unusual animal-related outages include:

• • A turkey made its way into a substation in North Platte, Ne and caused over 6,000 people to be without electricity 2 days after Thanksgiving 2015.
  • A cow rubbing against a guy wire, broke a primary line in Mooresville, NC. Duke Energy workers found the cow on its back and all 4 legs up in the air, it was reported the cow didn’t fare well in the end.
  • Tent caterpillars cause numerous power outages in Liberty, Tx. When thousands of them hatching from eggs in trees covered the transformers.

Other problem animals can be skunks, wild cats (bob cats, mountain lions, etc.)

Any time an interruption in power occurs our crews are sent out to inspect our lines and to look for why the interruption happened.