98% Of Florida Gas Stations Now Generator Capable - But Will They Have Gas After The Big One?

A spokesman for the state Department of Agriculture, which inspects gas stations, said there are now only about 20 outlets that haven’t met the requirement, which went into effect June 1. That means about 98 percent of the stations required to be generator capable now are, said department spokesman, Terry McElroy.

Jim Smith, president of the Florida Petroleum Marketers & Convenience Store Association, said state and local officials have worked with the industry to help station owners comply. But, he said, he's not sure it will solve the fuel shortage problem Florida often sees after hurricanes because there still may not be gas to pump.

"Most inventories are going to be depleted during evacuation," Smith said. "There will not be an opportunity to get resupply into those retail facilities, so a lot of them that have capabilities with transfer switches won't have the availability of petroleum to pump, so it's not going to change a whole lot."

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http://www.sun-herald.com/floridanews.cfm?id=210

we got a generator that runs on natural gas-when the power goes out---BBRRRRRRRRRMMMMMM- the generator comes on and so does the A/C and lights and computers. Those two hurricanes a couple of years ago and being powerless for almost 2 weeks each did it for us.