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Direct Energy Buzz – June 29th edition

Direct Energy Buzz – June 29th edition

Who’s ready for winter? Most of us are settling into a warm summer that seems very interested in flexing its heat muscles early and often.  We can’t do anything about the weather, but maybe some cool information and useful ideas might help. If you’re in Texas you already know this, but June set some records

What to Do If You’re Caught Outside in Severe Weather

What to Do If You’re Caught Outside in Severe Weather

Hopefully your family has a disaster supply kit in your home, workplace and schools, plus emergency plans and designated safe areas. But what happens if severe weather strikes when you’re outdoors, away from your car or protective buildings? It could happen during  a campout, festival, sporting event, bike ride or a hike in the woods.

Direct Energy meteorologist, Beau Gjerdingen, discusses the "cone of uncertainty."

Direct Energy Prepares for Hurricane Season

As the 2012 hurricane season kicks-off, we felt it was important to have an internal lunch-n-learn this afternoon for Direct Energy employees to refresh our brains on what to do in case of an emergency. Our internal meteorologist, Beau Gjerdingen, was able to provide some great insight into the 2012 season, as well as some

Weathering the Storm with Children

Weathering the Storm with Children

We’ve discussed Hurricane Season in depth on this blog, but one aspect of the preparation process that merits harping is children. Sure you’ve prepared your Disaster Supply Kit, but do your kids know what to do? How to react? Where to go? Children have unique needs and require special attention when planning for a disaster.

The Direct Energy Buzz – July 29th edition

The Direct Energy Buzz – July 29th edition

It’s Friday and that means it’s time for another addition of the Direct Energy Buzz! Here’s what you might have missed on our Blog, Facebook and Twitter. First things first: Have you entered our Back-to-School Sweepstakes on Facebook? We announced this week that we are giving away a brand new MacBook Pro laptop and $500

Direct Energy Buzz: July 8 Edition

Direct Energy Buzz: July 8 Edition

Hello and welcome to Direct Energy Buzz: July 8 Edition, where we give you a quick run down of what we’ve talked about this week on the blog, our Facebook page and on Twitter. Before we begin, we want to know how did you spend your Fourth of July weekend? Did you grill outside? Did