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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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How salt and dust may leave you in the dark

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Hurricane season preparations may distract you from even greater threats to your daily power service: daily wear and an aging power grid. Major gulf coast hurricanes bring vivid memories for anyone who’s lived through one. Perhaps the fact we get major storms so infrequently is one reason we remember them and prepare for future ones. […]

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