The Race is On: Florida Residents Scramble to Secure Backup Generators
Electric Generators Direct.com, an online emergency generator superstore, is forecasting a very tight generator supply this hurricane season. Learn why.
Chicago, IL (PRWEB) June 1, 2005 -- While June 1 marks the official start of
hurricane season, the race to secure an emergency generator is already underway
and rounding the first turn.
According to Jon Hoch, founder of Electric
Generators Direct.com (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com), an online emergency
generator superstore, Florida residents aren't waiting for a tropical depression
to develop before purchasing a backup generator.
The Romeoville,
Ill.-based e-tailer is already experiencing unseasonably strong demand for
portable and standby generators. And the season is just starting.
Hoch
is forecasting a very tight supply of generators this hurricane season. Why?
Manufacturers haven't had enough time to catch up with last year's devastating
hurricanes and ice storms.
Generator manufacturers were building
backorders as late as March and April. Now, with Florida residents buying up
generators in record numbers in May, manufacturers had just a month or two to
build significant inventory.
According to Hoch, many popular generators
are already on backorder. "If you wait for the first hurricane develop before
ordering, there's a good chance that you’ll be in the dark when it hits."
About Electric Generators Direct
Electric Generators Direct (http://www.electricgeneratorsdirect.com) is an online
emergency generator superstore owned and operated by Power Equipment Direct,
Inc.
The company also maintains Pressure Washers Direct (http://www.pressurewashersdirect.com) and Air Compressors
Direct (http://www.aircompressorsdirect.com).
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