Planned 8 Hour Power Outage.

[Remy]

Supposedly tomorrow from 9pm to 5am.

Luckily it's not as hot. I'm in an upstairs apartment that doesn't get the afternoon sun. I got a letter about it so I don't have anything in the freezer.

I do have a few things in the fridge: Plant milks and vegan mayonnaise and ranch dressing. Might those items last? I'm not worried about mustard and teriyaki sauce.

Should I put those items in the freezer? I'm making some extra ice to put in containers. I thought that would help. Worse case scenario I'd have to throw those items out.

 

[againstthegrain]

You could freeze some containers of water to stick in the fridge while the power is out. Since the fridge door won't be opened frequently or perhaps at all I bet the contents hold fine even w/out additional ice.

 

[Jules]

Make lots of big containers of ice and don’t open up until the power is back on. Your fridge will act like a Coleman cooler.

 

[dilettante]

Aren't there also sand and dust storm warnings out for California cities?

 

[fuzzybuddy]

What's the reason for the power shut off?
To be honest, the food in the ridge should keep for 8 hours. I was without power for 5 days, and the frozen foods did thaw, but everything else stayed pretty good-I'm still alive.

 

[cathybrue]

Yep, I'm curious too about why the planned power outage....that's can't be good for people

 

[dilettante]

Could be lots of things. Avoiding triggering wildfires, banking power in batteries for the daytime load of A/C and EVs, etc.

I'm not sure we know the real reasons. California power companies are being very secretive about it all. Election year?

Maintenance Outages

 

[PeppermintPatty]

You’ve got some great ideas here. Your things will be fine as long as you don’t keep opening and closing your fridge. Freezing some containers of water and putting them in the freezer is a great idea. We sure have some smart resourceful members here on this forum. You really should be fine Remy

 

[dilettante]

Those propylene glycol "icepacks" used for coolers can hold more cold than plain water. If you have some around you can use those too.