{"id":38824,"date":"2022-06-30T12:50:48","date_gmt":"2022-06-30T19:50:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/?page_id=38824"},"modified":"2022-07-12T07:49:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-12T14:49:54","slug":"when-the-power-is-out","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/outages-safety\/preparing-for-outages\/when-the-power-is-out\/","title":{"rendered":"When the Power is Out"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div id=\"text-2626287997\" class=\"text checkbox-list checkmark-gray\">\n\t\t\n<h2>What To Do When The Power Goes Out<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Check to see if other houses in your neighborhood are dark<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">If you are the only house without power, check your service panel or breaker box for tripped breakers or blown fuses<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>If power is out to your area, use your landline phone (if possible) and call the Grays Harbor PUD Outage Reporting Hotline at <a href=\"tel:+1-360-537-3721\">(360) 537-3721<\/a> or <a href=\"tel:+1-888-542-5923\">(888) 542-5923<\/a><\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Follow the instructions provided on the automated system.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\"><strong>Leave an outdoor light switched on as well as a light inside your home, so both you and our crews will know when your electricity has been restored<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-186875488\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-186875488 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section list-line-box\" id=\"section_1863623307\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Safety Tips<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row red-border-line\"  id=\"row-691575319\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-383130546\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box safety-tips checkbox-list icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 55px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"727\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/iocn-alert.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>Don\u2019t burn charcoal briquettes indoors \u2013 not even in your fireplace<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>Don\u2019t operate a generator indoors<\/strong><\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-arrow\"><strong>To ensure your safety, avoid areas where PUD crews are working<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-691575319 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 15px 25px 0;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1863623307 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-1726080071\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-1726080071 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section list-line-box gray-box checkbox-list checkmark-gray\" id=\"section_1375903840\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Turn Off Appliances<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row blue-border-line\"  id=\"row-473483892\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-791195735\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 52px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"690\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-thermostat.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Turn down your thermostat and turn off your water heater circuit breaker<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">This will help reduce demand for electricity when power is restored<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">If the demand is too great, the system will overload and cause the power to go off again<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1295660924\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 59px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"800\" height=\"597\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-laptop.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Turn off and unplug all sensitive electrical equipment such as computers, television sets, stereos, and microwave ovens:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">This will protect your equipment in case there is a change in voltage as the power comes back on<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Use a surge suppressor to protect your electronic equipment<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Major appliances that are too large for a surge suppressor (microwaves, refrigerators, washing machines, ranges, and dryers) should be unplugged or powered off at the breaker panel<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-473483892 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 15px 25px 0;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_1375903840 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-2093523849\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-2093523849 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section list-line-box gray-box checkbox-list checkmark-gray\" id=\"section_153038963\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Once Power is Restored<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row blue-border-line\"  id=\"row-1596464356\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1466655834\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 40px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"571\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-20Minutes.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Once your power has been restored, wait 20 minutes before turning equipment on<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Sometimes there\u2019s a fluctuation in voltage when electricity is restored<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"col-331705646\" class=\"col pb-0 small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 36px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"442\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-fridge.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>Keep freezer and refrigerator doors closed as much as possible so the cold air stays inside until the power comes back on:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Food will stay frozen in a full freezer for about 2 days and for about one day if the freezer is half full<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">The thawing rate depends on what kind of food is in the freezer (meat will stay frozen longer than baked goods)<\/li>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">You can use dry ice to keep food frozen for a longer period of time<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-1596464356 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 15px 25px 0;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_153038963 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n\t<div id=\"gap-358591290\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-358591290 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t<section class=\"section list-line-box gray-box checkbox-list checkmark-gray\" id=\"section_922138826\">\n\t\t<div class=\"bg section-bg fill bg-fill  bg-loaded\" >\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"section-content relative\">\n\t\t\t\n<h3>Water Pumps<\/h3>\n<div class=\"row blue-border-line col-p-b-0\"  id=\"row-525277928\">\n\n\t<div id=\"col-1399432587\" class=\"col small-12 large-12\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t<div class=\"icon-box featured-box icon-box-left text-left\"  >\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-img\" style=\"width: 32px\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-inner\" >\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<img width=\"497\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/icon-water.svg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"icon-box-text last-reset\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<p><strong>If your water pump is powered by electricity, an outage could restrict your water use:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"bullet-checkmark\">Conserve water and store as much as possible in closed or covered containers, somewhere where it won\u2019t freeze<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n<style>\n#row-525277928 > .col > .col-inner {\n  padding: 25px 15px 25px 0;\n  background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\n  border-radius: 5px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n<style>\n#section_922138826 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n  padding-bottom: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/section>\n\t\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":0,"parent":37454,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38824"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38824"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38824\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":38917,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38824\/revisions\/38917"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/37454"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ghpud.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38824"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}