Generac Typical installed home standby generator: $8,000–$16,000, generator includedMidAmerican 2020 derecho: power cut to 292,905 customers at the peakMidAmerican 2020 derecho: 458,000 customer service interruptions, nearly 60% of its customersNWS Des Moines Aug. 10, 2020: a 75 mph gust measured at Des Moines International AirportNWS Chicago 2020 derecho: $11.5 billion in damage, the costliest known U.S. thunderstorm eventNWS Chicago At least 1,000,000 customers lost power, some for more than two weeksMidAmerican Power back to 86% of affected customers in the first 96 hoursKCCI July 2022 derecho: nearly 34,000 MidAmerican and Alliant customers lost powerGenerac Install day usually takes hours; permits, gas line and site prep take weeksCity of Waukee 467 new gas services and 11 miles of gas mains installed in 2025City of Waukee 1,817 building permits in 2025, including 365 single-family homesReady.gov Run generators outdoors, at least 20 feet from windows, doors and attached garagesCPSC Generators caused an average of 74 consumer CO deaths a year, 2004–2021Ready.gov A full freezer holds its temperature for about 48 hours without powerGenerac Typical installed home standby generator: $8,000–$16,000, generator includedMidAmerican 2020 derecho: power cut to 292,905 customers at the peakMidAmerican 2020 derecho: 458,000 customer service interruptions, nearly 60% of its customersNWS Des Moines Aug. 10, 2020: a 75 mph gust measured at Des Moines International AirportNWS Chicago 2020 derecho: $11.5 billion in damage, the costliest known U.S. thunderstorm eventNWS Chicago At least 1,000,000 customers lost power, some for more than two weeksMidAmerican Power back to 86% of affected customers in the first 96 hoursKCCI July 2022 derecho: nearly 34,000 MidAmerican and Alliant customers lost powerGenerac Install day usually takes hours; permits, gas line and site prep take weeksCity of Waukee 467 new gas services and 11 miles of gas mains installed in 2025City of Waukee 1,817 building permits in 2025, including 365 single-family homesReady.gov Run generators outdoors, at least 20 feet from windows, doors and attached garagesCPSC Generators caused an average of 74 consumer CO deaths a year, 2004–2021Ready.gov A full freezer holds its temperature for about 48 hours without power

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