To serve and protect

Safe­ty is para­mount at YEC. Not only do we focus on the safe­ty of our employ­ees, we aim to edu­cate, inform and cre­ate aware­ness for our mem­bers and the com­mu­ni­ty. In hon­or of May being Nation­al Elec­tri­cal Safe­ty Month, let’s talk safe­ty.

Edu­ca­tion

We take pride in talk­ing to our youngest mem­bers about elec­tri­cal safe­ty. Sev­er­al area schools have enjoyed the “Mak­ing Acci­dents Dis­ap­pear” mag­ic show, host­ed by magi­cian Chris Dixon. We also offer in-class safe­ty demon­stra­tions and spon­sor a col­or­ing con­test to help explain the haz­ards of our jobs, how to stay safe around pow­er lines and the spe­cial gear our linework­ers wear to stay safe while they work.

Watch our lat­est videos and par­tic­i­pate in activ­i­ties to teach you about elec­tri­cal safe­ty»

Your Trust­ed Ener­gy Advi­sor

Sum­mer is storm sea­son, and we want you to be pre­pared. Our web­site has a wealth of infor­ma­tion for you, includ­ing gen­er­a­tor safe­ty, best indoor and out­door uses for elec­tric­i­ty, check­lists to pre­pare for a storm, how to stay safe around downed lines and trees, and what to expect from YEC when the lights go out.

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Learn how to pre­pare for out­ages and how to stay safe in storms »

Call Before You Dig

Plan­ning to land­scape your yard or final­ly install that pool you’ve dreamed of? Be sure to call 811 before pulling out a shov­el. PUPS is a free nation­al ser­vice to locate under­ground util­i­ty lines so that you stay safe and avoid mak­ing con­tact, which could cause you seri­ous harm and ser­vice inter­rup­tions.

Under­ground ser­vice

YEC has more than 4,000 miles of elec­tri­cal lines, and over the years we’ve been bury­ing them to help improve reli­a­bil­i­ty and avoid out­ages caused from trees, ani­mals and high­way acci­dents. Over half of our dis­tri­b­u­tion sys­tem is now under­ground. Even though a pow­er line is under­ground, it’s just as dan­ger­ous, as it dis­trib­utes high volt­age elec­tric­i­ty to homes and busi­ness­es. Sim­i­lar­ly, you should avoid the big green box­es, which are trans­form­ers, on your prop­er­ty. Although they look like the per­fect thing to con­ceal, we rec­om­mend keep­ing them clear from shrubs and land­scap­ing.

Our pledge

YEC employ­ees are com­mit­ted to serv­ing our mem­bers. Just like we look out for you, we pledge to look out for each oth­er. Behind the scenes, we work hard to cre­ate aware­ness about poten­tial haz­ards and chal­lenges we may face both in an out­age sit­u­a­tion or in our dai­ly actions. Road safe­ty, sit­u­a­tion­al aware­ness, com­mu­ni­ca­tion and team­work are all essen­tial to stay­ing healthy and injury-free.

Remem­ber, we’re always here for you. Give us a call or vis­it us online at yorkelectric.net and we’ll be hap­py to help. Stay safe!

Sin­cere­ly,

 

 

Paul Basha
Pres­i­dent and Chief Exec­u­tive Offi­cer