Power outages range from brief brownouts as backup gas turbines kick in when summer temperatures climb or extended power outages because of downed power lines. Here are tips on how to prepare for a prolonged power outage. None of these solutions requires looking like a prepper or spending thousands of dollars on a secondary generator connected to the gas line to power your home. Know How to Contact the Power Company Power companies cannot respond to power outages they don’t know about. Record your power company’s phone number for reporting outages or service problems, and as a backup, write it…