4 Reasons to Adopt a Backup Power Supply for Commercial Facilities

What would you do if a major storm hits your commercial establishment? Did you consider this fact at the time of setting up the electrical arrangement? To deal with such circumstances, you should plan for a backup power supply. At the face of a total power failure, a proper backup system can help you keep your organization running smoothly. Unfortunately, most of the commercial facilities overlook this necessity and as an outcome, suffer enormous loss due to the power failure.

To cite an example, we can look back at the Northeast blackout in the year 2000 in which half of the hospitals of the city New York suffered for the failure of their power generators. It was reported that 58 hospitals of the city had UPS and backup generators. Then, how did it happen? Well, this was due to insufficient generators and lack of proper knowledge about how these generators would perform to combat a huge power failure. In this digital age, even a small problem can result in a widespread catastrophic situation.

Are you feeling scared for your establishment? Then, it is the right time to examine your commercial facility and take essential initiatives to assure that your facility has access to the emergency generator power during the blackouts.

Why should you consider backup power supply?

1. Frequent blackouts and outages:

Since the year 2003, the natural calamities such as storms, cold have doubled. According to a report published by The Washington Post, extreme weather is the reason behind the major power outages including storms and severe weather, cold weather and ice storms, hurricane and tropical storms, tornadoes, extreme heat, and wildfires.

In most of the cases, the unplanned disturbances on power lines and wires cause blackouts. The U.S. power grid is gradually improving its load capacity and monitoring the process all the time. But it is not enough to fix the overall unplanned disruptions. Operational mismanagement and control errors can encourage shutdowns, and coordination failure can bring overloads. So, it is really important to assure the ability to bear overloads. What can be a better option to serve this purpose than a proper power supply?

2. Service during blackouts:

If you can offer your services even during the blackouts, you will win the hearts of your customers and at the same time, you will beat your competitors. It helps you earn a great reputation for your sincerity.

3. Power computers & servers

A sudden blackout can badly affect your electronic equipment and it can lead to the loss of your important data. With the help of a backup power supply like a standby generator, you can easily keep your computers and other communication systems online to prevent the loss of your valuable data.

4. Security issues:

We all know that a blackout not only disrupts the work continuity, but also encourages break-ins, looting, and other crimes. A backup power supply will help you keep your commercial building safe even during the blackouts.

A final takeaway:

Who doesn't know that prevention is better than cure? Often we adopt an attitude that mishaps won't happen with us. A serious issue like power failure should never be ignored. You should always be prepared for the emergency, not after the emergency and immense loss. So what are you thinking? Be proactive to save your commercial facilities prior to a blackout (or massive loss).

Russell Zahn is a 33-year-old Electrical Engineer from Georgia with over 7 yrs of exp in working with UPS systems, transformers,generators and other electrical equipment. When he is not working, he loves to share his knowledge through his articles.