NOOUTAGE

The concept for NoOutage.com LLC was developed early in 1998 to meet a growing need for backup power sources. That winter, several severe ice storms had caused prolonged power outages in North America. See our Outage Archives. At the same time, it appeared that the competitive pressures building on the U.S. utility industry due to deregulation were having negative effects on service reliability. The multiple widespread power outages in the western U.S. in 1996 seemed to be symptoms of this reliability decline. To an electrical engineer with experience in the electric power industry, this was more apparent than to most people outside the utility business. Also, having personally experienced a prolonged power outage due to an ice storm, there was no lack of motivation to find a way to help others cope with future outages. At the same time, phenomenal growth and popularity of the internet appeared to present an ideal medium for meeting this need. The internet is perfect for passing along..

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