1. Google “Freezer Quarter Tip”

This tip started making the rounds last year. Pretty clever!

2. Turn on your porch light

If you have to evacuate you can call neighbors to see if your power has been restored

3. As bad weather approaches turn refrigerator/freezer temp down

This will help prolong food life in the event of an outage

4. Sign up for outage text alerts

Let us send you updates so you can conserve your phone’s battery charge

5. Own a generator?

Invest in a carbon monoxide detector as well

Find generator safety tips at tidelandemc.com >>