Is Your Commercial Property Prepared For A Power Outage?

6/25/2021 (Permalink)

70% of commercial properties will experience power outages each year.

Squirrels, their twitchy little tails are cute, but; did you know that they account for more than 1,000 power outages per year? According to Duke Energy, storms and falling trees accounted for the majority of power outages in 2016. Because they chew on the wires squirrels, and other small animals weren’t far behind. To prevent revenue loss during a power outage due to weather or small critters, follow these steps.

What To Do During A Power Outage:

For your safety during a power outage, it’s important to have a plan of action.

1. Make sure your employees can locate the meter and electric service room.
2. Make sure there are emergency lights in the meter room.
3. Have flashlights available.
4. Turn everything off
5. Use your cell phone to find out if the outage is limited to your building or if other locations in your area are affected.
6. When electricity is restored, only turn on essential equipment. Then slowly start turning stuff back on after 20-30 mins.

It would behoove business owners to consider investing in backup generators. This can give your commercial property temporary power until the electric company gets it back up and running. SERVPRO will also need it to run equipment should you have a water intrusion during a storm.