Why Are Businesses Renting UPS Systems? The need for continuous, clean power has never been more critical, as organizations of every shape and size face an escalating number of downtime threats. From a sharp increase in extreme weather events to outages triggered by vehicle accidents, animal activity, aging infrastructure and overtaxed power grids, today’s businesses […]
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The Importance of Uninterrupted Power in Hospitals
The importance of power in the healthcare industry extends beyond the traditional uptime requirements of other economic sectors; within hospitals and other medical applications, power represents the true lifeblood of operations. While just a few seconds of downtime can cost a business hundreds of thousands of dollars, in the medical world, a power loss can […]
TVSS – What is it? & Why do I need one?
What is a TVSS? While much attention is given to the need to safeguard critical systems against power outages, the fact of the matter is, it doesn’t take a complete blackout to wreak havoc on sensitive electronic equipment. In fact, a wide range of power anomalies can cause significant damage to your equipment. One ongoing […]
Emergency vs Standby Generator: What’s The Difference?
Although the use of generators as a backup power source during power losses is commonly recognized, many people mistakenly interchange the terms “emergency generator” and “standby generator” when describing the equipment relied upon to safeguard critical facilities and processes. In fact, emergency generators are classified quite differently than standby systems. While both emergency and standby […]
What Causes a Power Outage
What Can Cause a Power Outage for Your Business? From brief power disruptions that throw a wrench into our daily routines to widespread, prolonged grid failures, the experience of losing electricity has become a common occurrence across the U.S. When the power goes out, the effects can range from minor inconvenience (think no TV or […]