|
During the past two years over 70 million Americans have been without electricity at home and at work for more than 24 hours during each occurrence. With an increasingly fragile power grid and dramatic rise in weather related outages standby emergency power systems are increasingly in demand for industrial, commercial and residential projects. Going without power is a thing of the past. Everyday, generator sets from Generac generators are on the job, performing a wide variety of power generation tasks for all kinds of end users. From the financial district to your back yard standby power works to keep data centers, home security systems, and major manufacturing plants operational - all the time. ASNE helped to build redundancy into Houghton Mifflin’s new 2,450 square foot data center Part of Houghton Mifflin’s data center design build project included contracting ASNE to furnish, install, and startup its modular power system to support its new 2,450 square foot data center. The data center was designed for 100 watts per square foot to meet Houghton Mifflin’s computer load requirement for the future. Reliability and redundancy were built into this new infrastructure, which includes parallel redundant UPS systems, parallel generators, and a water-glycol cooling system.
The concept of paralleling multiple gensets to produce greater amounts of power is not new. In fact, it is a well-proven method commonly used with large megawatt units in premium installations. Up until now, it has not been economically feasible to combine smaller units in this fashion because of the high cost of traditional paralleling switchgear cabinets. Generac has broken the price barrier by combining its technical expertise, worldwide sources, and vertically integrated manufacturing methods to deliver this capability to an entirely new range of demanding applications, making this a powerful solution over a wide range of output requirements. Residential Backup Power Generation Not just the lights go out when there is a power outage; everything from your heating and cooling systems, refrigeration, power security systems, to your computers and smart-home automation systems require electricity to function. Although large scale outages are uncommon on August 14, 2003, within three minutes 21 power plants in the United States shut down, effectively leaving much of New York and some surrounding New England homes and businesses without power, some lost power for more than a day. In the Northeast we are subject to nor’easters. In the summer the winds can reach hurricane force and down power lines, in the winter ice or heavy snow play havoc with our power lines. The nature of our weather conditions also make it difficult for the utilities to respond to problems, so extended periods without power are a common occurrence. Due to our reliance on electricity and the nature of the environment we live, many new home owners are having back up power units installed during the construction of their houses. Even more home owners are having backup generators installed post construction. ASNE works with home owners to ensure your back up power solution is installed properly and meets your needs. Generac residential generators can be retrofitted into an existing house very easily. Residential power systems are permanently installed outside your home, similar to an air-conditioning unit. They work with a matched UL Listed automatic transfer switch that responds within seconds when utility power is down, supplying electrical power to all pre-selected lights, appliances and equipment. Automatically! Lengthy power failures can be costly in terms of inconvenience and extra expenses. That’s why savvy home and business owners know that having a standby power system is a proven way to guard against power interruptions, and a wise investment to make before they experience problems. ASNE not only sells and installs the units, but we also maintain them to ensure optimal reliability. Call us today, 888-890-9886, and learn what a back up power system could mean to you and your family. Follow the link, http://www.generac.com/industrial/caseStudyLib.asp, to the Generac site for more real life standby power applications.
|
