# Why Birmingham, Baltimore, and Columbus Need ZenH2 | Emission Free Generators 

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- Published at: 2026-09-29 15:01:51 UTC
- Updated at: 2026-09-29 23:04:21 UTC

## Author
Mark Collins

## Subject
Emission Free Generators 

## Content
Hi everyone,Chase and I just wrapped up another stretch of TV segments on the road with ZenH2. After Chase spent some time in Chattanooga and Little Rock, he took ZenH2 to Birmingham where last fall he was part of the Techstars Alabama EnergyTech Accelerator. Coming back to introduce ZenH2 on local TV felt like closing a loop. Central Alabama knows storm season well. In early June, fast-moving storms knocked out power to more than 200,000 Alabama Power customers in a single afternoon. The state is nearly 70% forested, and downed trees remain the leading cause of outages there, which means repairs often wait on cleanup. Chase spoke with ABC 33/40's Talk of Alabama to introduce ZenH2 and its ability to run indoors: the perfect solution for running essentials inside while crews work outside to restore power.Watch the Birmingham SegmentAfter Birmingham, I went up to the Mid-Atlantic and then over to Ohio: three cities and four studios in one week. Everywhere we went, we ended up in conversations about the same question. What do people actually do when the power goes out?For many Baltimore-area households, summer thunderstorms are the main risk. After storms over the Fourth of July weekend this year, thousands of BGE customers were still without power days later. One Anne Arundel County resident told The Banner she was left without internet or even running water. Outages like these, where the power is out for days instead of hours, are the situations ZenH2 was built for.Watch the Baltimore SegmentWe finished the week at FOX28's Good Day Extra, talking about our new approach to backup power.Central Ohio saw the need for our solution in August, when a line of storms with 82 mph winds rolled through Columbus mid-morning. At the peak, about 65,000 Franklin County customers were without power, and restoration in some neighborhoods stretched to the end of the week. A single ZenH2 energy cartridge is rated to run a typical 160W refrigerator for about 10 hours, a 80W CPAP machine will run for about 20 hours, and a 20W lighting setup will run for about 80 hours. It’s the kind of practical backup that matters when an outage lasts days instead of minutes.Watch the Columbus SegmentOur travels gave us a clear picture of how differently power outages show up across the country: spring and summer storms that bring down trees in Alabama, summer thunderstorms in Maryland, and violent August winds in Ohio. What stays the same is the situation families end up in, waiting on repairs they can't control while trying to keep food cold, devices charged, and medical equipment running. That's the problem we started EFG to solve, and it's why we keep bringing ZenH2 directly to the communities that deal with it. Our Washington, D.C. stop is up next, and we'll share both of those segments in a separate update.If you know someone who has lived through an outage or has asked you about backup power, sharing our Wefunder page is one of the most helpful things you can do right now. Thank you for coming along for the ride.Mark