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Fleming receives Chamber’s 2018 Archway Award Loup delivers lease payments Loup Power District Director Mike Fleming received the 2018 Archway Award from the Columbus Area Chamber of Commerce. The award was presented at the Chamber’s Columbus Area Business Hall of Fame Banquet in November. Fleming has owned and operated Mike’s Auto Sales and Towing since 1974. He has grown the business over 44 years through hard work and innovation including the implementation of online sales. The business brings buyers to Columbus from across the United States, expanding Mike’s Auto Sales’ footprint and creating local revenue. In addition to sitting on Loup’s Board of Directors, Fleming has served his community as a City Councilman and and in various roles related to area youth. The Archway Award is awarded annually to the area’s outstanding businessman by Pinnacle Bank. Loup Power District officials presented lease payment checks totaling more than $1.1 million to area communities in November. The payments represent 10 percent of the retail revenue generated by the sale of electric power in the communities during the third quarter of 2018. The payments were: Columbus — $1,068,859.06 Genoa — $33,416.27 Creston — $5,319.51 Lindsay — $41,483.20 Newman Grove — $19,974.50 These communities own their electric distribution systems. These payments compensate them for the use of those systems. Communities use the funds for a variety of public projects. LAUNDRY TIP: Dry towels and heavier cottons separately from lighter-weight clothing. You’ll spend less time running the dryer for lighter items which saves energy. Source: energy.gov HELPER FUND Share the warmth this winter Many of us take a warm house for granted. Others face winter knowing they can’t afford to heat their homes. Loup Power District established the Heat Helper Fund with the goal of helping people stay warm. Loup customers can donate to the fund by adding a few dollars to their Loup payment or by writing a check directly to Heat Helper Fund and sending it to PO Box 164, Columbus, NE 68602-0164. A donation receptacle is also available at Loup area offices. Donations are tax deductible and are handled locally through Columbus Emergency Relief, Inc. There are no administrative fees so 100 percent of donations are used to pay electric heating bills for Loup Power District customers in Boone, Colfax, Nance and Platte Counties and part of Madison County. Columbus Emergency Relief, Inc., is located at 3020 18th Street in Columbus and provides emergency help with utility, housing, medical and transportation needs. Call 402-564-4184 for more information. 6 GENERATOR
SWITCH TO LED LIGHTING LED bulbs use 90% less electricity than incandescents and up to 60% less energy than fluorescents for the same amount of light. Many fluorescent lights will not even operate below 10°F. In contrast, LEDs slightly increase their light output the colder it gets. tips for an energy-efficient GARAGE A typical two-car garage measures 480 square feet, or about 20 percent of the size of the average U.S. home. Yet, it is often the least insulated and sealed, uses the least efficient lighting, and is home to older appliances. Consider a few of the following projects to keep your energy use from going through the roof. INSULATE THE WALLS Many older homes (and even some newer ones) were not built with insulation in the walls of the garage. While most have outside siding, sheathing and a layer of particle board to keep elements out, these materials do little to retain heat. Insulating can be as easy as tacking fiberglass insulation between exposed joists. If your garage walls are finished, blow in insulation through a small hole in the drywall or paneling. SEAL THE DOOR BETWEEN THE HOUSE AND GARAGE If your garage is attached to the house, this door is often a major source of cold air coming into your home. If your garage is detached, it may be letting much of your garage heat escape. Check to ensure weather-stripping is installed around the entire door frame, and that it’s intact, pliable and provides a snug seal. Also, ensure your threshold and door sweep are sealing the bottom. INSULATE THE GARAGE DOOR Even some garages with properly-insulated walls were constructed with an uninsulated garage door. This negates much of the benefit from insulated walls. A new, insulated door will cost several hundreds of dollars or more, but will provide a clean appearance. A lower-cost solution is to purchase foam board insulation and install it on the inside panels of your existing doors. Remember, you must cut the foam board to a size a little smaller than your garage door’s panels so it doesn’t smash together with insulation on other panels as the door rolls up and down. CAULK BETWEEN THE WALL AND THE CONCRETE WALL OR FLOOR Most garages were not built using compressible foam between the lower framing and concrete floor. Over time, this connection swells, shrinks and moves, leaving spaces that allow air from the outside to leak in. Use a foam sealant or a latex/silicone-based caulk to seal this often overlooked area. REPLACE OLDER APPLIANCES If you have an older model refrigerator or freezer in your garage, it may cost more money for you to operate it over time than it would to invest into a new unit. Although the energy savings are smaller in the winter, consider how hot your garage becomes in the summer. Some people move their old televisions to the garage, too. Older televisions can use up to 10 times more energy than newer models. If you use these older appliances quite a bit, consider purchasing a new ENERGY STAR appliance. If you are not ready to replace the old one, at least unplug it when not in use to save electricity. WINTER <strong>2019</strong> 7
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