Meridian-Highland Neighborhood Association

IPL Quick Clicks - October 2012

News Briefs for Neighborhoods                                October 2012

Help IPL keep streetlights on

With daylight saving time soon ending, properly working streetlights are even more important. However, with nearly 53,000 streetlights just in Marion County, IPL may not know when a streetlight in your area is out.

You can help us maintain the lights by reporting streetlights that are broken, burned out or flickering.

1. When you see a streetlight is not functioning correctly, take note of the address or intersection where the light is located and/or the number on the
    tag found on each pole.
2. Report this information on IPLpower.com under the “Storm and Outage Info” heading. Or, call IPL’s “Lights Out, Day or Night” number
    at 317.261.8111.

IPL will strive to complete the majority of repairs within five to seven working days of the initial report, weather permitting.

Check your usage with PowerView®

IPL recently launched PowerView®, a new web-based tool to help you view, understand and manage your household’s or small business’ electricity usage. 

PowerView® provides an in-depth and timely look at your energy use and costs. It shows you:
• monthly or daily electricity consumption and cost,
• a comparison of your current IPL bill amount with the previous month and/or the same month of the previous year, and
• a comparison of your electricity with similar nearby households. 

Click here to access this helpful new tool. You will need to log on or create an account to see your usage.

Celebrate the holidays with IPL!

Venture downtown this season and discover lots of holiday fun at the IPL building on Monument Circle. 

• Enjoy our spectacular window displays, which were featured in downtown stores years ago.
• Bring your camera to snap a few photos with one of two delightful holiday backdrops: the IPL building’s window lights or the 9-foot-tall Tree of Lights in our lobby.
• Take a guess at how many LED lights give our Tree of Lights its holiday shine for a chance to win one of six Apple iPads. You can also send in your guess on IPLpower.com. The contest begins Nov. 23 and ends Dec. 19, 2012. Look for more information, along with complete contest rules, on IPLpower.com starting Nov. 23.

 Earn up to $400 in rebates with the PerfectCents^®

If you are contemplating replacing your heating and/or cooling systems, IPL’s PerfectCents® rebates may make your decision easier. Rebates are available for IPL customers purchasing qualifying equipment. Also, the purchase and installation of a new high efficiency heat pump system may qualify you for IPL’s lowest residential rate.

Learn more about qualifying equipment at http://www.iplpower.com/PerfectCents/

Watch out for power phantoms

Those Halloween ghosts and goblins may quickly deplete your candy supply, but power phantoms are even more costly. Power phantoms are those devices that use electric power even when they are turned off. Practically every electronic device that you plug into a socket continues to consume electricity after you've switched it off, particularly those that continually display clocks. Together, these power-drawing items can add up to five percent more electricity use to your consumption.

While you can’t eliminate all of the phantom power eaters in your house, you can minimize their impact.
• Don't leave phone and other battery chargers plugged in.
• If an appliance or device has a power adaptor, check to see if the adaptor is warm. If it is, it's drawing power.
• Place electronic devices on power strips designed to cut the power when you turn off the strip.

Learn more at http://www.iplpower.com/phantom_power/

Go paperless!

Save paper and trees with IPL E-Bill. Your bill will be delivered to your email inbox and can easily be paid online.  Click the button to sign up for IPL E-Bill today.