01/31/2026
Folks are likely to plug in space heaters with the current extreme cold temperatures in many parts of the country that don’t normally see freezing temperatures. Be very cautious with portable space heaters. Older ones don’t have some of the safety features that new ones have. Also consider most heaters and 60-75% of the circuit breakers capacity. Overloading a breaker is very common when using portable space heaters. Make sure your smoke alarms have fresh batteries and are working properly.