Westar Energy offers suggestions as winter weather approaches
With winter weather headed our way, Westar Energy would like to remind customers that ice can often cause power outages, and there are a few items you should keep on hand to make an outage easier.
Westar suggests having the following items in case of an outage:
• Flashlights and fresh batteries
• Battery or wind up alarm clock
• Bottled water (a gallon per person per day)
• Nonperishable foods that don’t require heating
• Non-electric can opener
• Blankets, bedding and sleeping bags
• First-aid kit and medications
• Tool kit, including a wrench to turn off gas or water lines
• Clean clothes
• Pet supplies
Westar also suggests that if you have purchased a generator, it is important to familiarize yourself with its use before you actually need it.
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