| With another major hurricane battering the Gulf | | | | you're longing for a hot shower or lights on at |
| and Atlantic coasts come questions about electric | | | | night, efforts are first focused on restoring power |
| power and restoration, generators, portable | | | | according to pre-determined priorities. Soon |
| power plants, and other means of getting by. | | | | enough, power will be restored. |
| Whether it's a hurricane, earthquake, heat wave, | | | | This doesn't mean that you are powerless when |
| natural disaster, terrorism attack, or any other | | | | it comes to power restoration. If you've ever |
| interruption to the electrical grid, it soon sinks in - | | | | spent any time at an RV resort, then you'll |
| "When will power be restored?" | | | | already be familiar with the convenience of |
| While the initial days with no power may be | | | | generators. Gas powered generators hum away, |
| inconvenient - or even feel a bit adventurous in a | | | | powering the needs of families on the go. |
| way - it doesn't take long before power | | | | Microwave dinners, DVD movies, and air |
| restoration begins to become a major concern. | | | | conditioning are facts of life for many campers. |
| We can all survive without television for a few | | | | These comforts of home are readily available to |
| days, weeks, or even months, but can we handle | | | | homeowners dealing with emergency power |
| heat and humidity with no air conditioning? Can we | | | | outages. |
| deal with eating canned meat for days on end | | | | Generators are also called "portable power plants." |
| because refrigeration is not an option? What | | | | While your neighbors are waiting for days on end |
| about all those e-mails waiting in your inbox with | | | | for the power company to come out and repair |
| no way of logging on to retrieve them? How | | | | the lines, you can enjoy the basic necessities with |
| about work? Will your employer be open for | | | | your own portable power plant. |
| business if the power is out? What about school? | | | | Large organizations with well-thought-out business |
| Will the kids be able to go to class or must you | | | | continuity plans incorporate portable power plants |
| keep them home? And even if you could go to | | | | into their plans. When the lights go out, the |
| work or take the kids to school, what about the | | | | generators go on. |
| street lights? | | | | The city doesn't have to come to a complete |
| Power outages affect you deeply. All of these | | | | standstill when the power goes off. In fact, when |
| questions are legitimate concerns. However, | | | | the lights go off, workers spring to action. |
| power outages have widespread implications. Not | | | | Portable power plants and generators soon come |
| only are you personally inconvenienced, consider | | | | to life and repair technicians are dispatched to |
| how hospitals, law enforcement agencies, | | | | repair the infrastructure. In the meantime, if you |
| wastewater treatment plants, water plants, | | | | or a loved one relies on power for medical |
| power plants, and other vital infrastructures are | | | | reasons, aren't you glad that this technology is |
| affected. | | | | available? Hurricanes and earthquakes can knock |
| Most communities and utilities have plans in place | | | | out the lights - but not for long when you have a |
| for restoring power in the wake of major | | | | good emergency power restoration plan in place. |
| outages with priorities given to vital services. While | | | | By: Mr. |