41 customers responded “yes” and their generators worked well.

Most outages were 6-8 hours long. More than a few customers were out of power for 40 hours.

A gas station in Sebastopol was on generator power from 4:30 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. during the Sunday storm.

3 wineries depended on their generators.

The majority of the outages were in Sebastopol and Occidental.

A customer writes, “Yes, it was out a couple of times & one of the times it was out for more than 14 hours. It performed perfectly and I was very happy we had it. It has been about 11 years and it makes me happy every time the electricity goes out. I start counting & it kicks on before I reach 5. Thank you.”

You have a generator.

Do you know what gas stations, ATM machines and grocery stores in your area have backup power?

This is brilliant! http://miami.cbslocal.com/generator-equipped-facilities/

Florida requires gas stations to have backup generators.

I want a generator finder map for the Bay Area. I have met with emergency preparedness teams, city leaders, and other generator companies and they all think it is a great idea… but no one seems to know how to accomplish this.

OK, if there is an App for your cell phone so you can find a toilet, why can’t there be an App for finding backup generators at key establishments?

I need our customer’s collective genius on this one. Send me your ideas on how we can accomplish this in the Bay Area.