Our nation's electrical power grid is one big interconnected network of power plants and power lines. A relatively small disturbance within that network can affect the delivery of electricity out over a large area. When bad weather strikes, a single felled tree or lightning strike can overload the system and leave your Hampton Roads neighborhood in the dark.
The way to keep power outages from being a problem at your house is to prepare in advance. If you act now and install a standby generator, you won't have to worry about those upcoming winter storms. A standby generator does what its name implies: it stands by at the ready to generate electricity. Although tiny compared to the generators used by the utility companies, a standby generator can have the capability to provide all the power that a single home requires. Standby generators can be classified into three different types:
To explore which standby generator options are available for your home, contact us at Russell's Heating & Cooling. But don't wait; the time to get one is now, before it is needed. Our goal is to help educate our customers in Chesapeake, Virginia and surrounding areas about energy and home comfort issues (specific to HVAC systems). For more information about standby generators and other HVAC topics, download our free Home Comfort Resource guide. Image courtesy of Shutterstock