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Arkansas Energy Disruption Preparedness Tool Kit

Best Practices for Residential Customers
  • Know how to contact your utility service providers
  • Heed calls for energy conservation
  • Have a back-up plan for power-dependent medical equipment, refrigerated medicines, and other power-dependent devices
  • Have flashlights for every household member
  • Check with local officials about heating and cooling locations near you 
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Best Practices for Commercial and Industrial Customers
  • Include electricity outage and fuel supply disruptions in your operations continuity planning
  • Consider potential disruptions and energy price volatility in establishing energy contracts
  • Proactively submit human needs and plant protection affidavits, as applicable
  • Know who to contact in the event of an energy disruption 
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Best Communication Practices for Energy Providers
  • Establish human needs affidavits with pipelines
  • Review procedures and protocols for advanced warning of service interruptions to customers
  • Identify customers who will be curtailed and notify them in advance, if possible
  • Keep customer contacts up-to-date
  • Utilize State and community organizations to amplify messaging 
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Real-time Energy Information

The links below are being provided as a convenience and for informational purpose only. The Governor, ERC, and E&E do not endorse or approve any of the content present on external websites and bears no responsibility for the accuracy or legality of the content of the external site or subsequent links from an external site. 

• MISO Real-Time and Market Data
• MISO Real-Time Operations Data
• MISO Media Center
• SPP Contour Map
• EIA Hourly Electric Grid Monitor
• EIA Daily Prices
• EIA Energy Disruptions
• Natural Gas Storage Dashboard (eia.gov)
• MISO Gas Pipeline Notifications
• Stocks of Propane by PAD District (PAD3)

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