There will be a planned MonPower Outage on Monday, August 1 in the vicinity of Big Bend, Big Springs, Creston, Grantsville, Millstone, and Mt. Zion to improve electric service reliability. The outage will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. If you have any questions you can call MonPower at 1-800-686-0022.
Ridgeview News would like to remind you that if you have family or neighbors with health issues, please take the time to make sure they’re doing okay during the power outage.
A few additional tips for the days outage:
Only call 9-1-1 if you are experiencing a medical emergency (e.g., severe bleeding, chest pain, etc.), or to report a downed power line or tree which could create a public hazard.
Health Conditions
- Many residents take medications that need refrigeration (e.g., insulin) or use home medical devices that require electricity or batteries, including breathing machines (e.g., CPAP, BiPAP), oxygen concentrators, power wheelchairs, scooters, and electric beds, among others. Prepare for your medical needs and devices during power outages.
- Keep a contact list handy of local family members, health care provider and other support agencies.
- Medications that require refrigerator should be kept cold during a power outage. In the event of a power outage:
- A closed refrigerator will maintain a cool temperature for 2-3 hours.
- To prepare for longer periods without power, remove the refrigerated medications from the refrigerator as soon as possible.
- Place medications into an ice chest or small cooler packed with ice, cooling bricks or cold packs.
- Use a thermometer to monitor medication temperatures to ensure they’re safe to use.
- Avoid freezing the medication by making sure it does not directly touch the ice.
- Have easy access to an updated list of medications
- Keep at least a one-week supply of essential medications
- Call your health care provider if you need more medication or other supplies
- Spare pair of eyeglasses
- Extra batteries for hearing aids
- Inventory medical devices that rely on electricity. Read your user instructions or call your distributor or device manufacturer to find out if your device can be used with batteries or a generator.
I wonder why Mon Power has a “planned outage” during a work day for businesses that will have to shutdown for a full day? It would seem that doing it on a Sunday when most are closed and people are home anyway, would’ve been much easier on all concerned..I wonder if paying Mon employees “overtime” had anything to do with it? It would seem their bottom line may have mattered more than anyone else..
Not sure about their reasoning, but for certain it was a long day and makes you appreciate the amenities we have when they’re missing! Thanks for posting Lyle!
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