EspañolIn the same way, like in the summer, Extreme Cold Weather Can Bring Power Outages.
Long extreme cold weather makes us demand more energy from the grid. This makes power lines and grid work more stressful than usual.
What can happen when we pull more electricity than usual? Extreme Cold Weather Power Outages
Getting ready for a power outage
Well, the grid and infrastructure get hot and can collapse. If this happens, we will experience a power outage.
Emergency essentials, Extreme Cold Weather Power Outages
Since we never know at what time a power outage strikes, be sure to have these essentials ready for an emergency.
- Flashlights
- Batteries
- Candles
- Matches
- Transistor radio
- First aid kit
- Tools; screwdrivers, pliers, duct tape
- Electricity company and utility company phone numbers
Utility phone numbers by area. Who to call, Extreme Cold Weather Can Bring Power Outages
- Dallas/Fort Worth area: Oncor – 888 313 6862
- Houston area: CenterPoint – 800 332 7143
- The Valley area: AEP – 877 373 4858
- Texas New Mexico Power – 888 866 7456
Electricity Express would like to advise what to do in case of a power outage. Extreme Cold Weather Can Bring Power Outages
First, be sure that you are not the only one without power. If you are the only one, maybe you forgot to pay your bill or other issues can happen. If you are the only one without power and you paid the electricity bill, call your electricity provider…
Then, check and reset your electric breaker box. Extreme Cold Weather Power Outages
Find your fuse box, usually in a closet or in the garage, and reset it by switching off and on the main breaker. If there is no main breaker, do this one by one.
While doing this, have another family member call the utility company, not the electricity company. If this does not resolve the problem, by this time the utility company may have an answer and an estimated time to resolve the problem.
A massive power outage can last for a few hours or a few days. Either way, be prepared.
Essentials for a long-time power outage.
Sleeping bags, bucket, books and board games, canned food, can opener, work gloves, water, rope, gasoline…
On a personal note, there was a time we experienced a gasoline outage. We got scared, still, I got into survival mode, I put together some essentials.
Flashlights, water, dry foods, ropes, gloves, tools, medical kits, gas fluid, matches, propane gas, gasoline, and much more.
We never know when the zombies will come. I can’t build a bunker but, I got ready, just in case.
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