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July 2023

🎇 Stay Safe this 4th

As you celebrate the July 4th holiday with your family and friends, stay safe if you are around water, if you are grilling, and most importantly, if you plan to handle fireworks. Read our articles below on fireworks and grill safety.

In addition, if you are in need of an upgraded HVAC system to stay cool, learn more about heat pumps in the article below. Let us know if you have any questions or need more details about any of these topics.

Calculator Sheds Light on Solar Payback

For members considering installing a solar photovoltaic array at their home or business, Midland has recently launched a new solar calculator. This easy-to-use tool will give you a more accurate estimate on the costs and payback of a new solar array.

SOLAR CALCULATOR

Youth Tour Takes Area Student to D.C.

Emma McGuigan is the latest in a long list of Roland-Story High School students selected to represent Midland Power at the national Electric Cooperative Youth Tour. The school’s success is largely due to prison guard turned social studies teacher Mike Bowman. Find out why he’s such a passionate advocate for the program.

WATCH THEIR STORIES

Enjoy a Safe Fourth of July

Young people dance and watch a red firework explode over a thick tree line.

There are many Independence Day traditions—picnics; anything red, white and blue; water sports and games—but perhaps the most popular is fireworks.

FIREWORKS SAFETY

Ask an Expert: Grill it Safe This Summer

How can I be sure to keep summer cookouts safe?

ASK AN EXPERT

Air Source Heat Pumps Are Comfortably Efficient

Two off-white air source heat pumps sit on a concrete pad in front of a short brick wall and behind a small bush.

Heat pumps move heat in and out of your home to provide efficient heating, cooling and humidity control. Air source units are the most widely used type of heat pump. They use the difference between indoor and outdoor air temperatures to heat and cool your home.

HEAT PUMP BENEFITS