2. If you lost power at this address during the December 2007 ice storm, how long was your electricity off? (Please check one.)












3. Are power lines serving this address overhead from a pole or buried underground? (Please check one.)




4. If placing power lines underground would help prevent electrical outages in storms, how much more would you be willing to pay on your electric bill each month to pay for undergrounding? (Please check one.)









5. If trimming trees more frequently would help prevent electrical outages in storms without placing lines underground, how much would you be willing to pay on your electric bill each month to pay for more tree trimming? (Please check one.)









6. Would you be willing to have the electric utility trim more foliage and limbs from your trees if that would help prevent electrical outages in storms?(Please check one.)









Residential

7. If this address is a RESIDENCE (house, apartment, condo, mobile home, townhouse, etc.) and you lost power in the December storm, how much do you believe the outage cost you for the following
Estimate to nearest whole number:

Spoiled Food




$
Meals Eaten Out




$
Lodging Away From Home




$
Arrangements for Heat, Cooking & Light at Home
(firewood, gas heater, generator, electric cords, etc.)

$
Home Repairs
$
Health Care
$
Transportation
$
Other Costs
$


8. If you could not work because of an outage, how much did that cost you in:
Lost Wages
$
Lost Leave & Benefits
$
Other Costs
$

Business

9. If this address is a BUSINESS and you lost power in the December storm, how much do you believe the outage cost you for the following
Estimate to the nearest whole number:

Lost Revenue

$
Lost Inventory

$
Alternative Arrangements to Do Business
$
Other Costs

$


10. If this address is a business and you lost power, how much do you believe the outage saved you in the following:
Unpaid Wages & Benefits

$
Reduced Need to Purchase Inventory
$
Utility Bill Savings

$
Other Savings

$


11. Regardless of whether you lost power, how do you believe the outage affected your business?



Made More Money Than Same Time Last Year
$ Increase
Lost Money Compared to Same Time Last Year
$ Loss






Comments

12. Is there anything else you want to say to the Commission about electrical outages or solutions to them?
(Please limit response to 250 characters)


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