Power Connect Newsletter

Reliability of fuel supply tends to be of great concern for authorities having jurisdiction (AHJs). On-site fuel (most often diesel) is typically required for life-safety applications, and many mission-critical applications like 911 call centers specify it because it is perceived to be more reliable.

Hurricane Irma left a trail of destruction in its path. Irma was the strongest Atlantic storm in over a decade and made landfall in Florida on September 10, 2017. The port of Miami was closed for three days. About 7.7 million customers lost electricity in that time. 

Assisted care, nursing homes, and other medical facilities need to meet NFPA 110 and NEC 700 backup and emergency power regulations. These facilities are required to supply enough light and power for life safety operations in the event of a power outage.

Demand Response (DR) or Demand Side Response (DSR) programs reduce demand on the utility supply in the event of a utility grid emergency. They do this by allowing the local electric utility — typically an Independent System Operator (ISO) or regional electric utility company — to automatically and remotely use an organization’s on-site generators, transferring some or all of a facility’s load from the grid to the generator.