Most of us are totally dependent upon power, the electric kind. And when it goes away, even for a minute, an hour or a day, it can create chaos in our lives. Out of four major sectors in society residential, industrial, commercial and transportation, EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) data show that the residential sector consumes the most electricity, at nearly 40%.
So what should we do when the power goes out? We'll talk with Heide Caswell of the Oregon Public Utility Commission and Erin McMahon with the Oregon Department of Emergency Management about how to prepare for the inevitable.
Link to Oregon Alerts: ORALERT.GOV
