Scheduled power outages

[DockShootinJack]

Had our first of three scheduled power outages last night. From midnight until 5 am. I was good and asleep when the power went out. I woke up quickly in the silence soon enough to see the ceiling fan still coasting to a stop. I had bought a Dewalt 20 volt fan a month ago with thought of putting it on the boat on those hot days. It pulled duty last night keeping some air moving in the bedroom. I got up and got ready for work with the power still out. As I started out the door the power came back on. Sounded like a casino as all the beeps, bells, and whistles going off as everything started back up.

[Ketchn]

we bought a new generator about 2 months ago , large enough to power the house , just in case , seems there is something new in the air with several of the utility vendors .
don't totally understand the "grid overload issue " but none the less it is sad to feel "powerless" in a world as we now know it and our dependency on electricity .

[DockShootinJack]

Very true. I installed a large one for the folks years ago down in hurricane country. I have a couple of small ones. I was thinking solar array with storage batteries. But that may be more headache than I want to fool with. Plus it is not very portable.

[Redge]

We have some generators we run at wirk and home.
Between ice storms and tornadoes they come in handy!
On solar I wonder how they handle hail storms?



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[DockShootinJack]

From what I have read they are supposed to survive pretty well. They are usually mounted at a angle, so it would be a glancing blow. I have had a set running the chicken coop for 3 years now.

[deltarat]

Is this a nation wide thing?

[DockShootinJack]

TVA as far as I know. They are doing some Maintenance on their sub stations. I think it is fairly localized. They do it once a year or so.

[deltarat]

TVA as far as I know. They are doing some Maintenance on their sub stations. I think it is fairly localized. They do it once a year or so.

I thought it might be part of the Green New Deal.

[DockShootinJack]

I believe they are focusing on ocean going trains and plug in the wall electric airplanes first.

[MCG1]

It's called KARMA, not the Green New Deal.