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3 Steps Towards Emergency Preparedness
September is National Preparedness Month. Are you ready in the event of an emergency? Regardless of where you live, chances are, there will be a time when you’re faced with an emergency situation. Heavy rains can cause flooding, wind could disable power to your home and businesses, or natural disasters could hit unexpectedly. While you can’t predict when a disaster will happen, you can prepare yourself with supplies and knowledge. Read more
After a half-year break, hurricane season is back. It takes just one storm at a susceptible location for a disaster to occur. Read more
When comparing NRTL Listings of different products, it is important to know what the appropriate UL standards are and how they apply to your specific application. You may not always be purchasing what you think you are. The most common UL Listings on emergency power connection equipment are as follows: Read more
What if there was a way to not only significantly reduce the time needed to make required connections and disconnections when load bank testing, but also provide a means to connect a portable generator when or if the permanent generator goes out of commission for repairs?
There is!
A well-orchestrated sniper attack on Pacific Gas and Electric Company’s Metcalf power substation last year knocked out multiple transformers that supply power to Silicon Valley. Was this the work of vandals, or is this highly sophisticated attack a preliminary test by a terrorist organization bent on shutting down the nation’s high-tech sector?