May is National Electrical Safety Month
May is National Electrical Safety Month
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We recorded today’s episode via Zoom with Casey Hollins, Director of Communications and Public Relations for Rappahannock Electric Cooperative to get a few suggestions about practicing electrical safety in our homes. May is National Electrical Safety Month so Casey talked us through a few things we can inspect, things we can modify, and things we should contact an electrician for in order to keep our homes safe electrical issues.

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