PMLP’S INFO... 24/7 Emergency: (978) 531‐5975 Office Informa on: 201 Warren St. Extension Phone: 978.531.5975 Hours: Weekdays 8:30 AM—4:30 PM Office Closings: September 7 Labor Day October 12 Columbus Day Light Subjects Peabody Municipal Light Plant Summer 2015 Newsle er Community Owned. Not for Profit. It’s Ours. PMLP LED STREET LIGHT PILOT PROGRAM Peabody Municipal Light Plant (PMLP), City of Peabody, and Town of Lynnfield officials announce the installa on of 66 Light Emi ng Diode (LED) Payment Op ons: street lights throughout the City of Peabody and PO Box 3648 South Lynnfield – the service territory that PMLP Peabody, MA, 01961‐3648 serves. The installa on of the LED street lights is part of a pilot program that will replace tradi onal high‐pressure sodium (HPS) street lights with the PMLP mail slot (right side of LEDs, which consume about 45% less energy, have a greater life expectancy, lower maintenance the front door) at 201 costs, and have a smaller environmental footprint. PMLP is providing and installing the LED street Warren St. Extension. Gate lights during this pilot program. This pilot program is expected to last for approximately 12 months is open 8 AM—11 PM. beginning July 2015. Main Library and Torigian The following areas have strategically been chosen by PMLP for this LED street light pilot program: Community Life Center  Boston Children’s Hospital of Peabody (Centennial Drive), during business hours.  Peabody City Hall (Chestnut Street), 24 Hour Drop Box in the  Higgins Middle School/Peabody Police Sta on (Perkins Street/Allens Lane), parking lot of: South Branch Library  Symphony Park (Symphony Road/Naumkeag Road), West Branch Library City Hall, Chestnut St. side  Newhall Memorial Park/Bali Hai Restaurant (Moulton Drive), Website: www.PMLP.com  Brooksby Farm (Felton Street),  Raddin Park (Raddin Road/Willis Road), Manager: Glenn Trueira  West Elementary School (Bow Street), Commission Members:  Goodale Farms (Wildwood Drive/Lantern Way), and Chairman Thomas Paras, Robert Wheatley, Thomas  Peabody Municipal Light Plant (Warren Street Ext.). D’Amato, Charles Bonfan , and William Aylward Customers are invited and encouraged to provide input about the LED Street Light Pilot Program by taking a brief survey at www.pmlp.com/LEDstreetlight.html. For more informa on, please contact Commission Mee ngs: Jennifer Santoro at [email protected] or 978.531.5975. The PMLC is scheduled to meet at 6:30 PM on the 4th Thursday of each month PMLP Customers are encouraged to enroll in the City’s new during the school year, with community messaging system CodeRED. This messaging the excep on of November system is designed to no fy residents of emergencies, key & December when the weather‐related informa on, special community events, and mee ngs are held on the 3rd Thursdays. Mee ngs other useful informa on that may immediately impact their are held in PMLP’s McCarthy safety or quality of life. To enroll in this new service, visit our Auditorium. Please call us at website at www.pmlp.com, click on the “CodeRED” logo, and you will be directed to the sign‐up 978.531.5975 to confirm page. **Please note, PMLP Customers that live in Lynnfield can enroll in this new messaging system dates and mes. to specifically receive PMLP ONLY no fica ons. When you enroll, you can choose what alerts you want to receive.** Ques ons? Please call PMLP at 978.531.5975. SEDC Spotlight…PMLP Upgrades Our Customer Signs on Informa on & Billing System Stay tuned for our Poles...Although the U lity seemingly innocent con nued updates and communica ons regarding our enough, pu ng signs or other items on a new customer informa on and billing system! If you u lity pole creates serious safety hazards. have any ques ons, please call our Customer Service Division Staples, nails and tacks used to hang signs — weekdays between 8:30 AM—4:30 PM at 978.531.5975. as well as the signs themselves — pose PMLP in the Community…Members of TEAM PMLP were dangers to line workers who might have to climb that pole when either restoring power pleased to donate $330 (money collected from registra on fees for following storms or performing rou ne the 5th Annual City of Peabody Employee Walk/Run) to the Peabody maintenance. U lity poles sure look Recrea on Campership Fund this past Spring!! a rac ve for folks wan ng to easily hang roadside signs. But next me you see or know of someone who is pu ng up signs for a yard sale or campaign, be sure to gently remind them not to use u lity poles. Digital illustra on by Richard G. Biever Are You Considering Purchasing a Room Air Condi oner? Some of the members of TEAM PMLP pictured from last years (2014) City of Peabody Employee Walk/Run. by looking at the use history chart on the bo om of your bill? Why Is My Bill So High? When comparing your  Is the bill issued for a longer energy use from month to month, period of me (more than the look at the amount of kWh (with standard 25 to 35 days)? Is the your electric bill) or therms (with meter reading actual or your gas bill). These measurements es mated? Has your meter reflect the "quan ty" of energy you recently been exchanged? use. A few things to consider that may explain a higher bill:  Did a family member such as an in‐law or a student come home Did you add a major appliance for a visit? Did you have extra such as an air condi oner, house guests over for a holiday dehumidifier, humidifier, space or school vaca on? heater, second refrigerator, fish tank or computer recently?  Are you performing construc on or have you added on to your  Are all of your appliances home? working properly? Have you no ced the refrigerator motor Are you doing a lot more laundry making extra noise or coming on lately or using your dryer more more o en? Keep in mind older o en? appliances tend to become less All of these things are just energy efficient as they age. Have you compared your current energy use with previous months some examples of what can drive your energy use. Consider an ENERGY STAR qualified model AC. They use at least 15% less energy than standard models and PMLP offers you a rebate.