Member Services > Notice of Life Sustaining Equipment

If you, a family member, a tenant, or anyone in your home is dependent upon electrically-powered medical equipment to sustain life, please notify Sam Houston Electric Cooperative.

When you notify us, we will enter the information in your account file and make restoring power to your home a priority in the event of an outage. If your situation changes and the equipment is no longer needed, please notify Sam Houston Electric Cooperative as soon as possible so that we may keep your account file up-to-date.

It is important to note that during severe weather, widespread outages may occur and despite our best efforts, power could be out for extended periods. You may wish to purchase a portable electric generator for emergency use.

Portable generators connected to household wiring must be installed with a manual transfer switch, which safely takes you off our power supply and engages your generator. The switch protects our line technicians as they work to restore power, and prevents costly damage to your generator once power is restored.

Notify Sam Houston Electric Cooperative of Life-sustaining equipment now! Or contact your local branch office.