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em • Powered™ for residential customers

This free service features a monthly e-communication with energy conservation tips and recommendations delivered right to your inbox. Other topics of interest will include water conservation, green initiatives and the latest energy technologies. You’ll also be able to access other free tools directly from your email…

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EnergyLine for business customers

The online energy checkup is part of LES’ EnergyLine and offers a twice-monthly e-newsletter with a business-development and revenue-generating focus that provides commercial and industrial customers useful, technical information about engineering, troubleshooting and environmental issues.

You’ll also be able to access these free resources:

Commercial energy calculators, benchmarks and efficiency recommendations. Access carbon footprint, fuel cost, motor and lighting calculators; energy benchmarks with instant access to industry-specific average energy use on a per-square-foot basis; industry-tailored recommendations to lower energy costs and improve efficiency; and more.
Ask an Expert. Get answers to industry-related questions and one-on-one interaction with leading experts.
Energy eLibrary. Search the archives of past newsletter articles and other valuable reference materials.
LES smart energy forums. Receive invitations to these expert-led forums, and learn more about how to save money by saving energy.

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For journalists only: Media representatives can be reached by calling our media line: 402-540-0306. For all other inquiries, please contact Customer Support: 402-475-4211.

Notices

Environmental Protection Agency approval for <50 ppm PCB remediation waste disposal

American Public Power Association member utilities, including Lincoln Electric System, received approval from the Environmental Protection Agency in September 2017 to dispose of polychlorinated biphenyl remediation waste generated at secure utility assets with as-found PCB concentrations less than 50 parts per million pursuant to 40 CFR 761.61(c). Links below have disposal location information.

The approval allows the disposal of PCB remediation waste with as-found concentrations of <50 ppm PCBs in non-TSCA approved landfill facilities, including municipal solid waste landfills as defined by Condition 9 of the approval as stated:

"Under these Approvals, PCB Remediation Wastes with as-found concentrations of <50 ppm PCB may be disposed of in any of the following facilities subject to state and local regulations regarding such disposal:

Facilities permitted, licensed, or registered by a state to manage municipal solid waste subject to 40 CFR Part 258
Facilities permitted, licensed, or registered by a state to manage non-municipal non-hazardous waste subject to 40 CFR section 257.5-.257.30, as applicable, with the exception of any such unit that manages liquid wastes including pits, ponds, and lagoons;
Hazardous waste landfills permitted by EPA under section 3004 of RCRA, or by a state authorized under section 3006 of RCRA.”

Environmental Protection Agency risk-based PCB disposal notification (Feb. 6, 2018)

Environmental Protection Agency approval to LES to dispose of PCB remediation waste (Sept. 28, 2017)