by support | Oct 26, 2020 | Power Lines
Safety is the foundation of providing members of Iowa’s electric cooperatives with affordable, reliable and environmentally responsible power. The Iowa Association of Electric Cooperatives’ (IAEC) Safety & Loss Control department manages safety training and...
by support | Oct 26, 2020 | Power Lines
BY ANN THELEN Electric cooperative employees across Iowa participate in numerous meetings each year to work on one of their most significant challenges – staying safe as a lineworker. “Anyone involved in working with electricity knows it has the potential to be...
by support | Oct 26, 2020 | Outside the House, Power Lines
Photo: On March 13, a school bus struck one of Heartland Power Cooperative’s poles after sliding off an icy gravel road, causing the power pole to land on the bus in the ditch. The cooperative’s equipment detected the event and automatically cut power to the power...
by support | Oct 26, 2020 | Outside the House, Power Lines
The top priority for Iowa’s electric cooperatives is to provide safe, reliable and affordable energy to their members. May is National Electrical Safety Month. Not only does the month bring spring storms and potentially severe weather, but it also heralds the...
