Numerous sources today predict rolling power outages and shortages of electricity worldwide not to mention disasters or other scenarios in the coming years. The extreme push towards clean renewable energy and away from fossil fuels will only put a strain on this situation. The threat of war and conflict puts strains on economies, so, thankfully there are many options and products to help you Be prepared for these events. Investing in a few things to defend your home and livelihood from power outages will pay off in the long run.
Training your brain to think in terms of preparedness is no easy thing. Try to think about all the situations that could happen and ways to mitigate, then gather supplies and practice putting skills and interests into use. Changing your lifestyle can either be a chore or a growing experience. I personally choose the latter.
Why would power outages happen
Its important to pay attention to what’s going in our societies and culture and as much as some people hate it, like politics, government and local conflicts even. There is a saying: You may not take interest into politics but politics will always take an interest into you. Meaning you need to participate in voicing your opinion and let your representatives know how you feel because if you don’t, others opinions will be the policy makers and become law whether you like it or not.
Tensions are escalating between countries and world superpowers. Everyone’s picking and supporting/supplying sides and issuing warnings to each other. As a result, the reality of an EMP or other devastating attack is becoming more and more likely.
The constant showcasing of bickering and conflict between the two so called political powers in America, the Democrats and Republicans and the crappy policies they propose and pass are destabilizing the economy of today. To top it off, our government seems to want to force us into clean renewable energy without having proper technology in place.
Wind, solar and hydroelectric alone without fossil fuels as a backup, are just flat out unsustainable at this point in time. Technology has not gotten that far. They are mostly unreliable.
With more children being born and people immigrating to the land of the free, the population is increasing and so is the need for housing, electricity and energy.
Dangers from power outages
Lack of electricity or energy has the potential to be devastating to life. Not only in the sense that our advanced medical and research technology would come to a screeching halt but also that exploration technology would cease as well. The systems that control and safeguard Nuclear power plants from failure would go down and all communications too. Water treatment plants would no longer function and provide clean water. But, I digress into worst case scenarios……I think you get the point of this one.
We’ve all seen or had that relative or friends relative that is bed ridden or on life support at home or in the hospital. If that equipment fails from a power outage, even for a few seconds in some cases, it could be devastating. Gas pumps do not work without electricity and neither do ATMs. Damage could occur to some appliances from flickering power and computers are the most susceptible to damage from power outages, surges or flickering energy.
A freezer full of meat or other goods needs to be kept frozen right? Also the central heating and air conditioning in your home would not work. To say the least even creature comforts would be inconvenient. These are just some of the more obvious examples of things that could happen.
Ways to prepare
Thankfully we have not given ourselves over to complete dependence of electricity, so things like candles do still exist! Have a few flashlights stored away too, even cheapies will work in an emergency. Batteries, I think, are an obvious. Gas and/or battery lamps come in handy as well.
Knowing how to can or jar foods for storage and having a sufficient food storage will be invaluable in an extended power outage.
- candles/lighting/ batteries for light or radios
- have a backup or a way to run your fridge or freezer to keep food for about 48 hrs
- alternate power or connection for your furnace/ AC dependent upon season
- charging capabilities for phones or computer
There is a pretty handy little trick that I learned of a few months ago. A clay flower pot of decent size flipped open side down and supported over a lit candle can supply a meager amount of heat for a bedroom sized area. There are dangers with this though as you don’t want to use too many candles and get it too hot. You will inadvertantly start a fire.
Some prepared minded people will have their AC and furnaces installed with an option to be able to plug it into a generator. Ya know, just in case. A 2000 watt generator with 2 plug in points is recommended as a minimum size. This will possibly provide enough power to run both your furnace and refrigerator, depending on the size of each.
Sufficient power generation
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Conclusion
Whatever your reason for being prepared, it is a good idea. There are so many skills, techniques and processes that have been lost to history because of technology. Lifestyles and ways of doing things that worked so well for its time. We should not let ourselves become too dependent on electricity and other energies because of complacency. Even the current system can be unreliable at times and if even that is taken from us…..It will be hard times for us indeed.
Thank you for reading. I hope this article was helpful or informative.
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