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We have taken this action because our coal supplies have reached dangerously low levels as a result of the miners' strike which began December 6, 1977. And we use coal to produce 95 percent of your supply of electricity.
Even if negotiators in the strike reach a settlement, it takes about 10 days for a ratification vote and, if approved, an additional week or more before coal is received in any appreciable amounts.
The complete cooperation of each customer will help us stretch our stockpiles so that we can continue supplying power to vital community services and some power to all customers.
Our request to commercial and industrial customers is to: • Turn back heating thermostats to 68 degrees —
even lower when business is closed * Eliminate all outdoor flood and advertising lighting
— except for the bare minimum needed for protection and safety and a single lighted sign to identify the place of business * Turn off show window and display lighting • Reduce general lighting in stores and offices to minimum functional levels
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