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If someone in your home depends on a CPAP, an oxygen concentrator or another powered device, a Public Safety Power Shutoff is more than an inconvenience. Here is how SDG&E’s notifications work, how much power common devices actually use, and how to keep them running for a night or for days.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_OrLRiMkaHY Key takeaways ...

Some San Diego neighborhoods see power shutoffs that coastal homes never do. Here is how to find out whether your address is in the High Fire Threat District, what that means for outages, and how to size backup power for a larger inland home.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgIxdon_rew Key takeaways The CPUC’s statewide fire threat map rates areas Tie...

A generator and a home battery both keep the lights on when SDG&E cuts power for fire weather. They do it in very different ways, and only one of them does anything for you the rest of the year.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlgLXJu8g9o Key takeaways A solar-charged battery switches on automatically during an outage. A portable generator has to ...

When SDG&E shuts off lines during fire weather, the outage is planned, announced ahead of time, and can last for days. That makes it the kind of outage a home battery handles best, as long as the system is ready before the wind arrives.

Key takeaways A Public Safety Power Shutoff is a planned outage: SDG&E turns off lines during fire weather ...