{"id":9678,"date":"2020-01-22T12:14:19","date_gmt":"2020-01-22T18:14:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/?p=9678"},"modified":"2025-10-06T12:49:39","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T17:49:39","slug":"a-day-without-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/blog\/2020\/01\/22\/a-day-without-electricity\/","title":{"rendered":"A Day Without Electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">A Day Without Electricity<\/span><\/h2>\n<div id=\"attachment_9709\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9709\" class=\"wp-image-9709 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/A-day-without-Electricity-blog-300x150.png\" alt=\"A Day Without Electricity\" width=\"300\" height=\"150\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9709\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Day Without Electricity<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Today\u2019s topic is <strong>a day without electricity<\/strong>, what would you do if you couldn\u2019t access energy? Would you be prepared to function without energy? Of course, you would have to. If we think smart enough we can survive any situation. However, not being able to have electricity will cause a great impact on our whole community. Here are a few tips to prepare yourself in case we have A Day Without Electricity.<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #008080;\">Protect yourself and your family<\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #333333;\">Have a backpack in your storage\/ garage for each and every member that lives in your household. That backpack includes these items that will help you survive a power outage.<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9710\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9710\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9710\" src=\"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/A-day-without-Electricity-blog-3-300x229.png\" alt=\"A day without Electricity \" width=\"300\" height=\"229\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9710\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A Day Without Electricity Back-up Backpacks<\/p><\/div>\n<h4>Essentials to survive if the power grid fails<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Food<\/strong>: Overall I believe having food stored in case of any emergency (not being able to cook while having no electricity at home) is one of the most important things to have.\n<ul>\n<li>Canned fruit &amp; veggies<\/li>\n<li>Granola bars<\/li>\n<li>Jerky (You need that protein)<\/li>\n<li>Trail mix, dried fruit, nuts<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t forget about your pets, have a bag of your pet food stored for them just in case.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Water<\/strong>: Staying hydrated will be absolutely necessary. In case you don\u2019t have electricity and possibly do not know when exactly the lights will be back you want to make sure you have clean water to drink.\n<ul>\n<li>2 liters of water is enough to get you through a day without electricity.<\/li>\n<li>Gatorade helps keep those electrolytes needed in your body.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cell phone available<\/strong>: Having access to your phone in case of an electricity outage, helps you stay in communication with the world. By the same token, have an extra battery for your phone in case of an emergency.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Include these items in your backpack<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>Flashlight<\/li>\n<li>First aid kit<\/li>\n<li>Medicine<\/li>\n<li>Spare Batteries<\/li>\n<li>Hand-crank powered radio<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_9712\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9712\" class=\"wp-image-9712 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2020\/01\/A-day-without-Electricity-blog-2-300x169.png\" alt=\"A Day Without Electricity\" width=\"300\" height=\"169\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-9712\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Essentials<\/p><\/div>\n<p>All in all, these items help you stay alert. Prepare and be ready just in case the day comes that we don\u2019t have power, you and your family will be covered. Thank you for your time we greatly appreciate every one of our clients here at <strong><span style=\"color: #3366ff;\">Electricity Express<\/span><\/strong>. Just know when you call us at <strong>855 722 7199<\/strong> we have you covered.<\/p>\n<p>Find all the ideas you need at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.walmart.com\/\">Walmart.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Find more information about your electricity, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/power-blog\/\">Power Blog.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Day Without Electricity Today\u2019s topic is a day without electricity, what would you do if you couldn\u2019t access energy? Would you be prepared to function without energy? Of course, you would have to. If we think smart enough we can survive any situation. 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