WASHINGTON - A survey recently released by the Propane Education & Research Council (PERC) found that almost half (48 percent) of adults in hurricane-prone states (representing 9 million households) expect to lose their electricity for 24 hours or more in the next six months. And at least one in three adults (32 percent) nationally said a lengthy loss of power would have at least some impact on their personal financial situation.
While nearly half of adults in hurricane states expect to lose power, just one in four surveyed (26 percent) - and just 20 percent nationally - said they own a generator that can be used as a backup power supply.