How long can you be without electricity?

You never know when the next power outage will strike or how long it may last. Whether it’s due to severe weather or a blown transformer, it could be a few hours or several days before your power is restored. According to a report issued by the Executive Office of the President and published at energy.gov:

“Severe weather is the single leading cause of power outages in the United States. Outages caused by severe weather such as thunderstorms, hurricanes and blizzards account for 58 percent of outages observed since 2002 and 87 percent of outages affecting 50,000 or more customers (U.S. DOE, Form OE-417). In all, 679 widespread outages occurred between 2003 and 2012 due to severe weather. Furthermore, the incidence of both major power outages and severe weather is increasing. Data from the U.S. Energy Information Administration show that weather-related outages have increased significantly since 1992.” +

Why jeopardize your family’s safety and security during a power outage? With the installation of an automatic home standby generator system from Canter Power Systems, you can feel safe and secure in the knowledge that you can endure even the longest power outages.

+ “Economic Benefits of Increasing Electric Grid Resilience to Weather Outages.” Executive Office of the President. President’s Council of Economic Advisers and the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Electricity Delivery and Energy Reliability, with assistance from the White House Office of Science and Technology. Web. August 2013.

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