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Establish backup power and continuity capabilities at critical facilities.

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Install Backup Power and Redundant Systems
Option

Establish backup power and continuity capabilities at critical facilities.

Focus of action
Install Backup Power and Redundant Systems

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This option appears in resilience plans from around the country.

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Prepare all city infrastructure for 72 hour resilience after an event: generator, supplies and storage, points of relocation for ops and loc center, training for all city departments about our response. Flooding – Rainfall-induced Critical Facilities Southeast Planning for Climate Resilience—City of Asheville, North Carolina (p. 113)
Develop a comprehensive maintenance and training program for local government employees at facilities with backup generators to ensure proper placement, hook-up and function during hazard events. WindSevere Winter WeatherFire (Wildfire)Extreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Critical FacilitiesEnergy and UtilitiesProperty Northeast City of Baltimore Disaster Preparedness and Planning Project (p. 147)
Ensure backup power is available at facilities that serve vulnerable populations. WindLandslidesSevere Winter WeatherFire (Wildfire)Extreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Energy and Utilities Northeast Climate Ready Boston - Resilience Initiatives (p. 143 (pdf p. 35))
Purchase backup generators for the water infrastructure system to provide a sustained minimal level of water services in the event of a catastrophic power loss. WindLandslidesSevere Winter WeatherWater PollutionFire (Wildfire)Extreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Water Infrastructure – Drinking WaterWater Infrastructure – GeneralCritical FacilitiesEnergy and Utilities Southwest Flagstaff Climate Action and Adaptation Plan (p. 79)
On emergency service stations and emergency response shelters, install solar with battery backup or emergency power inverters to provide at some electrical power in the event of a long-term outage. WindLandslidesMultiple or All HazardsSevere Winter WeatherFire (Wildfire)Extreme HeatFlooding – CoastalFlooding – General Critical Facilities Southeast Triangle Region, NC Regional Resilience Assessment (p. 180 (pdf p. 192))
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