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Rolling Blackouts

Rolling Blackouts

How to prepare

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Joseph Smith (Padre)
May 20, 2022
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Several news outlets released articles on May 19th warning of rolling blackouts. Experts have said that the expected extreme heat this summer will create a massive strain on the nation’s power grid and that we should expect and prepare for it.

A good friend of mine who is a power plant operator is the one who brought this to my attention. He also sent this map to show who is most at risk. East coast y’all are looking good. The rest of us, me included, not so much.

So what does this all mean? It’s time for you to prepare. Not starting next week, or next month, but today. How do we do it? Here are a few tips:

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