How can businesses prepare backup power systems for long outages?

Planning for extended power outages requires more than selecting the right generator.

How can businesses prepare for extended power outages?

Preparing for an extended power outage requires more than installing a commercial generator. Businesses should develop a comprehensive backup power strategy that includes fuel planning, critical...

Most Backup Generators Spend Their Lives Waiting

When people think about generator maintenance, they often picture a machine working hard during a power outage. In reality, that's only a small part of a standby generator's life.

What happens when a commercial power outage occurs?

When a commercial power outage occurs, an automatic transfer switch (ATS) detects the loss of utility power, signals the generator to start, transfers the facility's electrical load to generator...

Businesses prepare their industrial generators for hurricane and storm season by performing proactive inspections, testing the automatic transfer switch (ATS), verifying battery health, evaluating fuel quality, exercising the generator under load,...

When should a commercial generator be replaced?

A commercial generator should be replaced when it can no longer provide reliable backup power, repair costs begin to outweigh replacement costs, replacement parts become difficult to source, or the...

What Backup Power System Does an Industrial Facility Need?

Generator maintenance prevents backup power failures by identifying and correcting issues before an outage occurs. Regular inspections, testing, fuel quality management, battery checks, and system documentation help ensure generators, transfer...

For many facilities, backup power is treated like insurance. Everyone is glad it is there, but no one wants to think about it until something goes wrong. That approach creates risk. A backup generator is one of the most important pieces of...

When the power goes out, commercial facilities don’t have the luxury of waiting. Operations, safety systems, communications, refrigeration, manufacturing equipment, and critical infrastructure all depend on reliable backup power to stay operational...