ENERGY DISRUPTION PREPAREDNESS:
BEST PRACTICES FOR RESIDENTIAL CUSTOMERS

MAKE A PLAN FOR RESPONDING TO ENERGY DISRUPTIONS

  • Ensure that your contact information is up-to-date with your electric utility
  • Power Outage Planning and Tips from Ready.gov: Power Outages | Ready.gov
  • Ensure that your contact information is up-to-date with your natural gas utility

Propane Consumers:

  • Consider entering into “keep-full” arrangements with propane suppliers
  • Ask your propane supplier about tank fuel-level monitoring systems
  • Reach out to your supplier about filling your propane tank if a potentially energy disruptive event is forecasted
  • Propane and Weather Safety Tips from Propane Education & Research Council: Propane and Weather Safety | PERC

KNOW HOW TO CONTACT YOUR ELECTRICITY PROVIDER IN THE EVENT OF AN OUTAGE

Text and email are an effective way to quickly and effectively report outages during events. Some utilities also have mobile apps that can be used to report an outage. Preferred contact methods for Arkansas electricity providers are listed below.