It is an average( 28 F) winter morning on aweekday in February. The superpower goes out with no warning. You learn from your radio that the Redoubt Volcano has had a major eruption, and the winds have brought a heavyash shadow to Cordova. You see ash in the air and on the dirt when you look outside. The ashcould injure CECs diesel generators, so there is no back-up power from CEC.Because it is winter, the creeks are frozen, so the hydroelectric power plants are not raising energy. The FederalAviation Administration issues a security counselling to captains in Southcentral Alaska, so airliners cannotfly. CEC says the weather forecast indicates that the winds will change in about 2 days( 48 hours ). CEC expects to restore power then. During the outage, all regular power to the citywill be shut off. Private and social services in the City of Cordova that have their own emergencyback-up generators with good breath filters would continue to operate. Other public and privateservices that would normally receive back-up power from CEC and that do not have emergencygenerators is very likely not be operating. This includes water and sewer service. Cellular towershave enough emergency back-up power to operate for several hours. Your business will lose bothcell phone and internet services after the cell towerslose power. If you have generators or wood-firedheaters, these could be used for heating, but note that these devices should be used carefullybecause they can produce carbon monoxide. A closed refrigerator willstay cold for up to four hours, and a full freezer will stay cold forapproximately 48 hours if the door remains closed.
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