Power Connect Newsletter

Superstorm Sandy was the deadliest and most destructive hurricane of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season. According to the National Hurricane Center, it was directly responsible for at least 147 deaths in the Northeast United States, Canada and the Caribbean.

Torrential rain pummeled the Carolinas once Hurricane Florence made landfall. The slow-moving storm inched along, leading to widespread emergencies. Parts of several rivers were in “major flood” stage, and flash-flood watches and warnings were in effect in many towns. 

When Hurricane Florence hit the Carolinas, Generac sprang into action. A crew of volunteers, five teams of two technicians, packed up several vans and a trailer with supplies and headed to the hardest-hit areas to support servicing dealers.

Throughout the year, inclement weather can threaten the stability of the power grid. Power outages threaten an organization’s data, employee safety and customer loyalty.

This presentation is designed to educate consulting specifying engineers regarding the various factors that influence the sizing and selection of a generator set, and how familiarity with these factors can contribute to more economical and reliable facility designs.

When designing electrical distribution systems for mission critical facilities, the overriding factor is reliability. These systems are called mission critical for that very reason: It is critical that power remains uninterrupted.