Powering Through the Hurricane Season
Kohler Power expands home generator line-up; offers power outage safety tips with Hurricane Season approaching
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KOHLER, Wis., May 12, 2021 /PRNewswire/ June 1 marks the beginning of the Atlantic hurricane season, which serves as an important reminder to prepare for hurricanes and other severe weather events. Prevention is the key to keeping you and your family safe while mitigating costly damage to your home.
The new KOHLER residential generator installs as close as 18 inches to a home for a more discreet placement of backup power.
Those who live along the Gulf Coast and Atlantic Seaboard understand that hurricanes can pack a powerful punch. They can also leave power outages in their wake. Are you prepared to live without electricity for days or even weeks?
The natural gas storage report from the EIA for the week ending April 30th indicated that the amount of natural gas held in underground storage in the US rose by 60 billion cubic feet to 1,958 billion cubic feet by the end of the week, which left our gas supplies 345 billion cubic feet, or 15.0% below the 2,303 billion cubic feet that were in storage on April 30th of last year, and 61 billion cubic feet, or 3.0% below the five-year average of 2,019 billion cubic feet of natural gas that have been in storage as of the 30th of April in recent years..the 60 billion cubic feet that were added to US natural gas storage this week was more than the average forecast of a 51 billion cubic foot addition from an S&P Global Platts survey of analysts, but was well below the average addition of 81 billion cubic feet of natural gas that have typically been injected into natural gas storage during the same week over the past 5 years, as well as well below the 103 billion cubic feet added to natural
Something in the water – again? Residents in several Cape Town suburbs have been warned that their municipal water might have a strange taste and colour on Sunday 9 May, but the City have clarified that this is simply the result of adjustments to a treatment plant and that the water is perfectly safe to drink.
The Brackenfell, Groenvallei, Kuils River and Stikland areas are said to be affected by the work being done at the nearby Blackheath Water treatment Plant, which was necessitated after the recent heavy rains in the Cape this week.
Water in several areas affected:
The City of Cape Town said in a statement on Saturday evening that residents should be aware of “possible taste and slight colour in water in the Brackenfell, Groenvallei, Kuils River and Stikland areas” and explained that this is the result of adjustments at the treatment plant on Saturday.
âNo need for concern over the quality of Cape Townâs waterâ
By Nomalanga Tshuma
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Cape Town - After resolving the water and sanitation issue on the Atlantic Seaboard, the City says residents living in other parts of the city can rest assured that the water coming out of their taps is not contaminated with any harmful agents.
Mayco Member for Water and Waste Xanthea Limberg said there was no need for City residents to be concerned about the quality of their water.
âThere is no need for residents in Cape Town to be concerned about the quality of their water. The âDo Not Consume Water Advisoryâ was only issued as a precaution after taste/odour complaints were received. Investigations, however, found no health-related non-compliance in the system.â