No generator? It could be worse.

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The only thing worse than having no generator in a power outage is getting through one with a gasoline powered generator. At least, that’s how Mike Webb feels. “We were without power for eight days,” Webb recalls of the eight days he and his dogs suffered through without power during Hurricane Ike. “It was a […]

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Could government regulations cause rolling blackouts?

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Our risk of rolling blackouts isn’t over yet. Not by a long shot. What weather hasn’t done to drive our power grid to the point of rolling blackouts, could soon be finished off by pending regulation. Either way, you could be experiencing more regular power outages. The head of the Texas Public Utility Commission expressed […]

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Even hurricanes are on Facebook

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Nobody is going to push the “like” button for a hurricane, but the National Hurricane Center hopes to get some Facebook fans for its storm advisories. The hurricane center joined the online social network in January be creating a National Hurricane Center Facebook page to give a behind-the-scenes look at Director Bill Read and hurricane […]

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Record summer highs prompt rolling blackouts

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Record-setting summer heat drives more of us inside for air-conditioned relief. All that demand is more than the electrical power grid can provide. As a result, it’s likely we will soon face the return of rolling blackouts. “The power grid can only supply so much power,” says Master Electrician Jim Fish with Generator Power Systems. […]

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The only thing better than a generator

Once was enough for Howard Hoover. Seeing how Katrina and Rita could disrupt life by merely coming close to Houston, Hoover decided to get a standby generator. When Ike came to call, he truly was the bright one in the neighborhood. Then, he found a way to make a good thing even better. “People around […]

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