Power outages can have a devastating effect on business.  The per minute costs of downtime are frighteningly high.  In an age when business continuity depends on being up and running on the internet 24/7, acknowledging the likelihood of this threat and planning for it is the cost of doing business today.  The self assessment and mitigation plan that Ready.gov provides here is a great way to get started with solid mitigation basics to keep you up and running when power is down.