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Originally Posted by hotzot
A friend of mine loses power so much she got a back-up generator.
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Around here it happens often enough that many businesses have backup generators. I know a garage owner that bought one because without power he can't use his pneumatic lifts, power tools, etc., and can't do business. Business grinds to a halt. About a month after he put the generator in there was a three-hour power failure in the middle of a business day, and he said that it paid for itself right there.
On TV, I'm starting to see commercials for back-up electrical generators for the home come into the mainstream. I think it's a sign that power utility reliability is getting worse, at least in some areas. It certainly has in mine.