Power Connect Newsletter

Hosting.com is a secure, compliant-managed cloud hosting company that is consistently recognized within the industry for its ability to support business-critical applications. The company owns and operates six strategically located data centers under an ITIL-based control environment validated for compliance. The company’s headquarters — and one of the key data centers — located in Denver, CO, required a diesel-powered backup power solution that could meet its anticipated 3 MW needs.

As we head into 2017, various markets are beginning to more actively adopt the 2016 version of NFPA 110, either directly or by mandatory reference from another standard, such as NFPA 101, Life Safety Code. The main updates can be grouped into four categories: preparing for the worst, testing/record keeping, fuel and controls.

A key consideration for any standby power project is determining where the generator will be located. The evaluation involves many technical factors that go beyond a simple indoor versus outdoor comparison.

Throughout the year, inclement weather threatens the stability of power grids across the country. Every time an outage occurs, countless power outages threaten an organizations data, employee safety and customer loyalty.

As part of Manufacturing Month, WEDC officials toured Generac Power Systems’ facility in Eagle, Wis. — where Generac Industrial Power products are manufactured — and had the opportunity to meet with the company’s employees, learn more about the opportunities and challenges that manufacturers face, and see firsthand what has made the company a success.