Outage Prep - Power Outage Planner

Power Outage and Your Garage Door: How to Get Out When the Opener Is Dead

When the power goes out, your electric garage door opener stops too, because the motor has no electricity to run on, so the wall…

Ice storms are one of the most reliable ways to lose power for days at a time. When freezing rain glazes trees and overhead…

If your home runs on a private well, the plumbing only works while the electricity does. No power means no well pump, and no…

The best time to prepare your home for a power outage is before one happens. Build a kit, decide how you will keep a…

A tornado can take out power in a heartbeat and leave it out for days, but the outage is rarely the part that hurts…

When the lights go out, the blackout itself is rarely what hurts people. Most serious injuries and deaths during an outage come from how…

When the power goes out, the safest first move is to eat what does not need cooking at all. The single most important rule…

Most refrigerated medicine, including insulin, can usually ride out a typical power outage if you keep the fridge closed and then move it to…

A wildfire can take your power two different ways, and a real plan has to cover both. Wildfire prep means being ready to leave…

To report a power outage, contact your electric utility directly through its mobile app, website or outage map, automated phone line, or by text…