{"id":2470,"date":"2014-11-17T17:19:59","date_gmt":"2014-11-17T23:19:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/?p=2470"},"modified":"2024-03-29T17:21:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T22:21:32","slug":"electricity-express-power-outages-generators","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/electricity-express-power-outages-generators\/","title":{"rendered":"Save Electricity &#8211; Power Outages and Generators"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Save Electricity &#8211; Power Outages and Generators<\/h2>\n<h3><strong>Reasons to buy a\u00a0<\/strong><b>generator.<\/b><\/h3>\n<div id=\"attachment_2486\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2486\" class=\"wp-image-2486 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/11\/Generac-Power-Generator-150x99.jpg\" alt=\"Save Electricity - Power Outages and Generators\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2486\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Generators &#8211; Save Energy<\/p><\/div>\n<h3>To save energy at home. Should you buy a generator in case there&#8217;s a power outage?<\/h3>\n<p>A loss of power\u00a0in Texas\u00a0normally passes without much fanfare.\u00a0 Our electrical system is so advanced that many\u00a0outages are over as soon as they start.\u00a0 Most fall somewhere in the middle, with the disruption being a minor annoyance.\u00a0 Even so, there are several good reasons to consider investing in one, including:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Save the food<\/strong> &#8211; Really, who wants to throw away a gallon of perfectly good ice cream?\u00a0 It&#8217;s true that you can conserve a freezer\/refrigerator&#8217;s temperature by not opening its doors, but this protection only lasts <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodsafety.gov\/keep\/charts\/refridg_food.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">4 hours<\/a> at most.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cold showers &#8211;<\/strong> Enough said.<\/li>\n<li><strong>issues with the dark &#8211;<\/strong> I admit it, I&#8217;m one of them.\u00a0 Put me alone in a house with no power and only candles to light the way, and I start having visions of Freddy and Jason.\u00a0 For those of you with no such problems, do you know where your flashlight is right now?<\/li>\n<li><strong>Texas weather 90% of the year &#8211;<\/strong> If you enjoy sweating through 100-degree weather with no air conditioning, then by all means, don&#8217;t get a generator.\u00a0 The rest of us are already lining up to buy one.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Texas weather 10% of the year, if we&#8217;re lucky &#8211;<\/strong> Snow and freezing temperatures do come, thankfully.\u00a0 I may be a winter girl, but even I prefer central heating oversleeping under ten blankets.\u00a0 I spent last winter in Guatemala in the highlands with no heat, and I can tell you,\u00a0you miss what you don&#8217;t have.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The reality of global warming &#8211;<\/strong> The incidence of storms has been predicted to increase over the coming years.\u00a0 This raises the chance of power disruption.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>To save electricity. What brand of generator should you buy?<\/h3>\n<p>Just like everything else in America, you&#8217;ve got a lot of choices.\u00a0 Shop around and take your time.\u00a0 Do your research and ask plenty of questions.\u00a0 One brand that comes up a lot is <a href=\"http:\/\/www.generac.com\/all-products\/generators\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Generac<\/a>.\u00a0 They sell generators for both the home and business as well as other products.\u00a0 In a future post, we&#8217;ll look a little closer at them and see what makes Generac, well, Generac.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/TO3v9DQyR0I\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nIf you have any questions about the need for a generator in your home, give<strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"> Electricity Express<\/span> <\/strong>a call.\u00a0 For more information on why a generator could be a wise investment, see our blog on <a href=\"http:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/why-hurricane-winds-knock-power\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">hurricane winds and power outages<\/a>.\u00a0 <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Electricity Express<\/strong> <\/span>&#8211; we&#8217;ve got you covered.<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Cheapest electricity service in Texas<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/power-blog\/\">Check our Power Blog for more ideas on how to save energy.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>No Deposit Electricity Texas<\/h4>\n<p><strong>855-781-6970<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/account.paylesspower.com\/enroll\/750778\">Energy plans and sign-ups, click here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Save Electricity &#8211; Power Outages and Generators Reasons to buy a\u00a0generator. To save energy at home. Should you buy a generator in case there&#8217;s a power outage? 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