Home Safety
Name three things in your home that need electricity to operate.
refrigerator, tv, computer, video games, fans, heaters, microwave, hair dryer, curling iron, etc. etc.
When you leave a room you should always do what?
Turn the light off
Power Outage
Name one piece of lineman gear that we learned today:
True or False? Water does not conduct electricity.
False. Water is a conductor. This is why it is so important to avoid using electric objects, such as a hairdryer, near the sink or bathtub. It is also why electricity can travel through people as our bodies are made up of mostly water.
What kind of energy uses the sun for power?
Solar Power
What should you do if you see a downed power line?
STAY AWAY!
You have no idea if they are live. You have to assume they are energized. Call the electricity provider or contact 911 to call the provider if you don’t know whose lines they are.
How many Cooperative Principles are there?
Seven!
What is the name of the device installed in homes that alerts families if there is smoke caused by a fire?
A smoke detector
Name three sources of power generation.
Wind, Water, Sun, Coal, Nuclear.
True or False: When doing things outside like fishing, playing around trees, or digging, should you check for overhead or underground powerlines first?
TRUE! Electricity is all around us, and we don't mix well with it. If your fishing line hit a power line it could seriously injure you, and so could climbing a tree that is touching a power line.
What is the name of the vehicle that lineworkers frequently operate to lift themselves up to the power lines?
Basket Truck or a Bucket Truck
True or false: It's safe to run an electrical cord under a rug or carpet as long as it's not frayed.
False - never run an electrical cord under a rug or carpet.
If you were ever in an accident and a powerline falls on your car, should you stay in your car? Or get out of your car?
Stay in your car! Unless a fire were to break out, it is safer to stay inside your car. Not only can the rubber in your tires help keep you safe, the metal frame of the vehicle can also conduct electricity back into the ground.
_________ are hung overhead on poles or buried underground to help carry electricity from where it is generated to homes and businesses.
Power Lines
True or False - ALL co-ops regardless of the type operate based on a set of seven cooperative principles.
True
Never put your fingers or a metal object in an electrical __________ - it could result in an electrical shock.
outlet
How big is the solar farm at NWEC?
125 kW or 513 panels.
What is the name of the big green (or sometimes gray) boxes that sit on cement pads (sometimes in yards) and reduce the voltage of the electricity so that it is safe to use in your home?
Transformers
Name one cooperative principle:
Voluntary and Open Membership, Democratic Member Control, Member Economic Participation, Autonomy and Independence, Education, Training and Information, Cooperation Among Cooperatives, Concern for Community.