Tag: Power Outages

Nine Home Safety Tips For Power Outages

Power outages can happen no matter where you are located in Canada. Fortunately, most are brief, but some last far longer. Twenty years have passed since a massive outage struck grids in Ontario, darkening Toronto, Ottawa, Kingston, Sudbury, Kitchener, London and Windsor for up to four days. Between increasingly violent weather… Read more »

Smart Ways That Facility Managers Prepare for Unexpected Power Outages

Worn machinery, weather events, downed tree limbs, even wild animals contacting transformers can bring commerce to an abrupt halt when they interrupt the flow of electricity. As our vital electrical grid ages, power outages are also becoming increasingly frequent and unpredictable.  That means every commercial building manager must plan for… Read more »