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Helping Alice Springs reduce its water use.

For updates on interruptions to power, water and sewerage services follow PowerWaterCorp on Twitter.

For up to date cyclone information go to www.securent.nt.gov.au

Customers potentially affected by cyclones should get prepped. Click here to go to our storm and cyclone centre.

Discoloured water update

Residents in Darwin, Palmerston and the rural area may be noticing discoloured water over the last couple of weeks.

The Melaleuca Awards are now open

The 2012 Power and Water Melaleuca Awards for environmental excellence are open for submissions.

Power crews operating during the wet season

Power and Water crews have been kept busy today following strong winds and severe weather conditions which caused outages for customers from Dundee to the city and suburbs.

New GM of Strategy and Corporate Affairs

Power and Water welcomes a new General Manager of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, John Devereaux.

Access rules to Power and Water apparatus

From 1 March, all Power and Water Corporation staff and contractors will need to be authorised to work on Power and Water apparatus under a new set of Access Rules (AR).

Weddell - Boosting generation capacity

Today, Hon Rob Knight, MLA, Minister for Essential Services inspected the progress of the installation of the third turbine at Weddell Power Station.

Every year Territory communities, towns and cities are affected by severe storms and the possibility of flooding and cyclones. Be prepared! See Cyclones, Storms and Floods Centre.

Unpredictable and powerful storms are a part of life in the Territory so it's important to be prepared. See Cyclone and severe flooding checklists.

If there�s a power outage, wait 15 minutes before calling, chances are we�re already on the way. If it's a life threatening situation call 000 or our emergency line 1800 245 090.

Try running your aircon between 24�C and 27�C and use a fan as well. This reduces humidity, cools the air and uses less power than an aircon going solo on a lower temperature setting.

Unplug appliances when an electrical storm is approaching. Appliance protection equipment such as UPS and surge protectors are available, but unplugging is the best protection against electrical storm surge.

Our home water use calculator has been developed to provide a simple guide to your home water usage. It allows you to see where you are using the majority of water in and around your home and how this compares to the Northern Territory average.

Our Virtual Energy Audit will show you how much energy your household uses and how much money you could save in each room of your home.

See Renewable energy products for information on products such as Renewable Energy Certificates and photovoltaic (PV) solar systems administered by Power and Water.

The Help save the planet! provides information on how to save power, be water wise and help save the planet! Information is specific to the Northern Territory, and there are links to some pretty cool stuff and other resources.