Category: Outage Prep
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How to Prepare for Rolling Blackouts
To prepare for rolling blackouts, sign up for grid and utility alerts, keep an outage kit and a charged battery ready, and treat each…
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Backup Power for Home Medical Equipment During Outages
If someone in your home relies on powered medical equipment, the safest plan has three layers: register with your utility’s medical-priority program, confirm your…
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Winter Storm Power Outage Prep: Stay Warm and Safe
A winter power outage is more dangerous than a summer one because the cold itself becomes the threat, so the goal of winter prep…
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Hurricane Power Outage Checklist: How to Prepare
A hurricane can knock out power for days, and sometimes for a week or more, so the only prep that works is the prep…
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How to Keep Your Phone Charged During a Power Outage
The simplest way to keep your phone charged in a power outage is a power bank: a 10,000mAh bank gives roughly two full charges…
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Will Your WiFi Work During a Power Outage?
Your home WiFi stops the moment the power goes out unless your modem and router are on backup power, because the equipment inside your…
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How to Stay Cool During a Power Outage (No AC)
The safest way to stay cool during a summer power outage is to block the heat and slow your body down: cover sunny windows,…
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Power Outage Checklist: Before, During, and After
A power outage checklist works best in three phases: before (build a kit and a plan), during (stay safe and keep food cold), and…
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How to Keep a CPAP Running During a Power Outage
A battery power station can keep most CPAP machines running for one or more nights during a power outage, especially with the heated humidifier…
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How to Prepare for a Power Outage in an Apartment
The safest backup power for an apartment is a battery power station, not a gas generator, since generators release carbon monoxide and can’t be…