Preparation tips for the summer blackout season

Preparation tips for the summer blackout season

Summer may best be known for lounging poolside, family vacations, and neighborhood barbeques, but there's a darker side to summer, too - electric grid blackouts and brownouts.

While blackouts can occur any time of the year, high winds from hurricanes and strong summer thunderstorms can knock out electrical lines, and high temperatures can create demand that overloads the electrical grid, causing blackouts.

9 Things You Should Know and Prepare For: Propane Safety During Hurricane Season

The importance of keeping your family and home safe in the event of a hurricane cannot be stressed enough. But propane tanks on your property are at the mercy of hurricanes too, and 'storm-proofing' them is part of the preparedness drill.

Follow these 9 steps to make sure the propane products on your property are well-protected in the unfortunate event of a hurricane hitting our region this season.