Generators

While the average person might like to think their grandma’s bad knee can let them know when bad weather is coming, the average person really can’t predict the weather. Even meteorologists struggle with accuracy sometimes. If a major thunderstorm, a tornado or hurricane hits the Central Alabama area, it’s probably going to cause some downed trees and power lines, meaning hundreds or even thousands of homes will be without electricity. 

Everyone would love to have advance warning when a storm is looming, but sometimes a debilitating storm seems to come out of nowhere. To avoid the unexpected, it’s good to have a plan in place and prepare ahead of time. When it comes to the electricity powering your home, how can you do that?

A Whole-House Generator Solves the Power Outage Problem

With a whole-house backup generator, you need not fear a potential power outage ever again. In fact, experts at Consumer Reports say backup generators are the gold standard of backup power, since they can run for weeks on a large whole-house propane tank or indefinitely if powered by natural gas. Now it’s not likely that the Central Alabama area would be without power for weeks, but even days in the midst of a hot summer can cause dangerous situations for the elderly, the very young or for those with health concerns. Having no power to your refrigerator or freezer equals up to hundreds of dollars of wasted food going into trash. Some other secondary considerations if your home loses power are: No lights, no hot water and no electronics, which for many who have no landline phones, means no way to communicate.