Blackouts

When a power blackout hits, what do you do? Go about your daily routine as usual? Of course not.  Power outages force us to be proactive. There’s no telling when the power will come back...

During winter, blackouts tend to come during the worst storms. Often, this is due to stress on the local electric grid: more people stay home, run more appliances, and use more electricity to run...

Everyone knows that winter weather makes driving treacherous. Heavy snow, sleet, and freezing rain often make it unpleasant to be outside. What you may forget about winter is that ice accumulation can affect you...

Blackouts can be incredibly stressful, even if you have been through them many times. Losing power robs us of our daily comforts and essentials, including everything from entertainment to refrigerating perishable foods.  Without following the...

We often overlook how much of the daily operations in our lives require electricity. That is until we are suddenly without it in a power outage.  Power outages are increasing across Canada. Extreme temperatures, destructive...

There’s no off-season for blackouts. In the summer, high winds and overloaded grids result in unintentional outages; fires and floods result in intentional outages. Having an independent power source is a great way to...

In recent years, Canada has experienced several brutal winter storms. In 2021, significant winter storms moved through the east coast of the US to Canada, delaying traffic and knocking out power to thousands of...

The quick (and somewhat vague) answer to this question is that most power outages last only a few minutes, but some can last for days or even weeks. While this is a broad time...