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Residents seek backup power as storms, wildfires cause blackouts

Dramatic weather frequently knocks out power, leading some residents of storm-ridden or fire-prone areas to seek backup power options for their homes

By CATHY BUSSEWITZ, Associated Press
Published: September 22, 2019, 6:02am
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FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2019, file photo Delma Hewitt checks out Al Lombardi as he purchases a new generator and other supplies at the Home Depot in Monkey Junction, N.C. Backup power options range from gasoline-powered portable generators, which can cost $1,000 or more, to solar panels plus batteries, which cost tens of thousands of dollars to purchase and install.
FILE - In this Sept. 2, 2019, file photo Delma Hewitt checks out Al Lombardi as he purchases a new generator and other supplies at the Home Depot in Monkey Junction, N.C. Backup power options range from gasoline-powered portable generators, which can cost $1,000 or more, to solar panels plus batteries, which cost tens of thousands of dollars to purchase and install. (Ken Blevins/The Star-News via AP, File) Photo Gallery

NEW YORK — Climate change has led to deadlier wildfire seasons in the American West and more severe hurricanes and storms barreling up the Southern and Eastern coasts. The dramatic weather frequently knocks out power, leading some residents of storm-ridden or fire-prone areas to seek backup power options for their homes.

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