Prepared for a blackout

Blackout prevention: Why Feldbach is a pioneer

Feldbach is prepared for a blackout (from left): safety officer Josef Gsöls, workshop manager Alfred Weiß, building yard manager Bernd Gsöls and mayor Josef Ober at one of 22 PTO generators.(Bild: Juergen Fuchs)

The Federal Audit Office has named the south-eastern Styrian town of Feldbach a model student in blackout preparedness throughout Austria. The "Krone" took a look at how Feldbach is prepared for emergencies and what other municipalities can learn from it.

Suddenly it goes dark. The power is out. No cell phone network, no internet. For most households, the loss of electric pumps also means: no heating, no water. Unquestioned things we take for granted in our everyday lives disappear.