As the end of April draws near, most parts of the U.S. are safe from snow and ice storms that can cause power outages.

But in the summer months, you may face a blackout from heavy winds, thunderstorms or power system overload. You could even be dealing with a power outage caused by a car running into a utility pole as thousands of customers of CL&P in East Hartford, Conn., did on April 22.

Are you prepared?

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Rosalie Donlon

Rosalie Donlon is the editor in chief of ALM's insurance and tax publications, including NU Property & Casualty magazine and NU PropertyCasualty360.com. You can contact her at [email protected].