We can install our turbines and generators immediately.

But he said that there was no requirement in the New York City code or elsewhere to install auxiliary generators to power the pressurization equipment.

Those utilities have installed generators designed to run on natural gas, but when cold weather makes natural gas supplies tight, they switch to heating oil.

He said he expected more homeowners to install generators.

After the blackout three years ago, some buildings even considered installing generators.

But in 1979, the Montana state legislature passed a bill which would have allowed a state rural electrical cooperative to install generators at the dam.

These measures may include keeping data backed up and off site, using surge protectors, installing generators and conducting routine inspections.

Aside from installing private generators, to reduce energy usage, companies in part depended on employee participation and cooperation.

In the areas without power, people were evacuated to schools and auditoriums where the Army installed portable generators.

They installed electric generators at Martin Reef to power the light.