The 7 most common causes of power failure, requiring an emergency generator are:
- Storms: High wind, summer heat, winter ice and snow are the most common causes of widespread power outages.
- Vehicles collision: A car or lorry colliding with a utility pole can cause a major power outage.
- Trees: In high winds, or trimming of trees, branches can come into contact with power cables and cause power cuts.
- Animals: Although barriers are installed between wildlife and electric equipment, squirrels, birds and other small animals can cause power to be cut.
- Lightning: If lightning strikes electric equipment, poles & wires, power outages are likely.
- Diggers: Underground cables can be disturbed by digging and may even be ripped up.
- Demand: With unusually high power demand, transformers, and other electrical equipment can fail due to heat.
