Mar 16 2014
Affordable Electric Service
St. Lucie and Martin County, Florida residents get most of their electric service from Florida Power & Light (FPL). Though electricity is not really “penny cheap”, we should consider ourselves fortunate. By operating efficiently, FPL has kept its typical residential customer bills among the very lowest of all 55 electric utilities in Florida. By investing in more efficient power generation technology, their operating costs are the lowest of all utilities in the country with more than 100,000 customers. These improvements saved FPL customers approximately half a billion dollars in fuel costs in 2010 alone.
FPL ranks No. 2 among electric utilities nationwide in electric generation avoided through demand-side management programs. Because of partnership with customers, FPL has saved more megawatts than nearly any other utility in the country.
Jan 1 2015
Fire Alarm System | Smoke Alarms
Fire Alarm System Installation.
One of the most important fire safety devices in a home is a smoke and fire alarm system. Several studies have concluded that when working smoke alarm systems are present, the chance of dying from the fire is cut in half. Smoke alarms currently in place have saved thousands of lives, but several problems exist. First, the 12% of homes without alarms have more than half of the fires; second, it is estimated that a third of the smoke alarms in place are not working, often due to failure to replace a worn out battery; and third, many homes do not have as many smoke alarms as are needed to protect the occupants properly. For more information on home fire causes, check out Total Protects’ article Know The Facts To Prevent Death and Fire From Faulty Dryer Vents.
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By Glenn_G • Home wiring, Smoke/Carbon Monoxide Detectors •