ElecComm Power Services Blog

The unforgettable March blackout of Boston’s Back Bay was the largest power outage in decades. ElecComm Power Services provided support and services to the area, solely organizing and executing every aspect of supplying temporary power to the district.

The task was large; diverse obstacles arose making the task of supplying temporary power to the neighborhood a challenge. As summer-like weather called for New England temperatures to be in the mid-80’s, EPS prepared for possible heat related failures as they continued the power relief effort. Just as predicted, a secondary transformer started heating up while taking on more and more of the district’s power demand off of EPS generators.

The transformer was found in a confined space discharging 11 million BTU worth of heat. The small room that housed the electrical device and the limited space of the city’s narrow street made standard cooling methods impossible to achieve. Instead, EPS devised a plan to cool the fins of the transformer by supplying 100 tons of A/C, creating 64,000 CFM of cold air across the fins to simulate winter-like conditions during the unseasonably warm weather.

Because of the prompt, safe, and efficient action of ElecComm Power Services, the transformer was cooled and remains in operation. EPS efficiently adapted to the difficult situation and properly managed obstacles caused by extreme heat, unpredictability of weather, unusual environment, and limited space. The cooling of the transformer will continue for the next few months.

To be updated on this story, or to read other stories on how EPS is supporting your community, please visit http://www.eleccommpowerservices.com.

Minimize your downtime after a storm or other disaster with emergency rental generators. As a business owner, you knwot that critical business operations do not wait when there is no power. Rent a commercial emergency generator after floods, fires, tornadoes, lightening or other disasters from ElecComm Power Services.
 
But emergency generators are not all we offer. Does your business need cooling or heating equipment, fuel tanks or chillers? If so, ElecComm has a huge fleet of this equipment for service during an emergency or otherwise.

We can help you with turnkey service and personalized contingency plans no matter when you need it. For reliable emergency generators and fast responses to emergency situations contact ElecComm Power Services.

Boston firefighters have been battling a smoky, electrical transformer fire in a utility building in Boston's Back Bay, that led to a huge power outage in the downtown area.

Emergency officials said Tuesday night there were no reports of injuries, but one person was taken to a hospital for minor respiratory problems. Fire officials said the smoke wasn't toxic, but people were advised to avoid it.

A local utility spokesman Mike Duran said a problem in one electrical substation spread to a second one. He said the power outage was affecting the Back Bay, Chinatown, the theater district, Kenmore Square and parts of the South End. He said once the damage is assessed the company will begin working to restore power with large generators.

Two hotels and nearby businesses were evacuated. Streets were closed in the area, and subway trains weren't stopping at stations there.

A local utility placed a call to ElecComm Power Services for emergency support.   ElecComm is currently loading in over 30 megawatts of emergency generated power into downtown Boston through miles of cable and many transformers. This is the largest emergency generator powered job in the city’s history . This event is so large a normally busy street that’s clogged with bumper-to-bumper morning traffic “Commonwealth  Avenue” is being used as an EPS equipment staging area. Stay tuned for updates.

Business owners, hospitals and power companies rent emergency generators for emergency electric power outages. ElecComm Power is a supplier of emergency commercial generators for New England and New York. Often times, it is not only commercial generator rentals that you need in an emergency situation. If you need other electrical equipment, such as load banks, fuel tanks, transformers and other power cable and distribution panels and accessories contact us.

There are multiple situations where EPSS rentals are needed: when commercial electricity is unavailable, when commercial electricity is difficult to supply, when a facility's emergency generator is offline and most frequently, to meet a short lived rise in energy demand. In any of these situations, ElecComm Power is available for companies and organizations that need emergency power supply services. 

ElecComm opens NEW office in Connecticut, located on 36 Michael Dr., Meriden, CT.

ElecComm Power Services delivers temporary and emergency power solutions 24/7. With our versatile fleet of 20-2000KW portable generators, transformers and distribution cables we can support any situation.

EPS has been providing these services for many years throughout New England and New York. With our new office at 36 Michael Drive in Meriden, Ct, we can now offer a quicker response to our customers that are in the NY, CT areas.

Please contact us at 877-658-1968 or visit us at www.eleccommps.com to learn more about how we can support your power needs.

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There was an unexpected 5 hour power outage in Maine over the weekend that almost ruined New Year's Eve for homeowners and businesses. The nearly five-hour outage closed businesses, dimmed traffic lights and many wondered whether New Year’s Eve festivities would proceed as planned. That would have seriously hampered commerce for area businesses.

The New Year’s celebration was to include music performances, childrens activities and more were scheduled to continue throughout the afternoon and evening. The way to keep festivities happening or businesses open during an unplanned power outage is through rental commercial generators.
 
The fault in a transmission line cut power to more than 16,000 customers beginning at about 10 a.m. Saturday morning.

In some communities, nearly 100% of customers were without power during the outage. For the next scheduled or unplanned power outage, contact ElecComm Power for your emergency power needs. Rental Generators can keep your business running when the power goes out.

Believe it or not, this upcoming winter is expected to have higher than normal snow fall. Is your business prepared for unexpected power outages? Business owners rent emergency generators for emergency power outages.

ElecComm Power is a supplier of back-up generators. In addition to leasing emergency power equipment, we also lease load banks, fuel tanks, transformers and other power cable and distribution panels and accessories.

In the scenarios where emergency power supply system (EPSS) rentals are useful; when commercial electricity is unavailable, when commercial electricity is difficult to supply, and when an emergency generator is offline; ElecCom Power can supply your business with EPSS rentals.

Fall festival season is fast approaching. Keep your festival goers safe with reliable rental generators and chillers.

Power up the amusement rides and games, supply lights and air conditioning with rental generators. We offer a complete line of rental-ready and environmentally-friendly generators. The generators range in size from 20kW to 2MW. ElecComm Power can meet all of your power requirements as well as supply all of your supplemental power supplies such as cables and distribution panels.

Rent one large or many smaller chillers to keep festival food safe and at the appropriate temperatures. On-site chillers reduces the need for transporting food, which enables it to stay fresher and consistently at the right temperatures. Rental chillers also ensures that you have enough food on hand when you need it.

Contact ElecComm Power for all of your outdoor festival needs.

Hurricane Irene is fast approaching New England, New Jersey and New York. In the event of power failures, disaster relief agencies will be in need of emergency backup power equipment. Nothing is more damaging to hospitals and commerce than sudden power outages.

ElecComm Power can assist with commercial disaster relief. With establish relationships with NSTAR and Newington Power Company as their supplier for backup emergency power, you can feel comfortable in our services. We are also reaching out to the Red Cross, FEMA, Hospitals, Power Companies, and shelters to let them know that we can supply portable commercial generators and power equipment in areas of power loss.

Hopefully Hurricane Irene will take it easy on us in the North East. However, in the event that hospitals, power companies and businesses are met with sudden power loss, keep in mind ElecComm Power.

When the Martha’s Vineyard utility company experienced an underwater cable failure to the island they called on EPS.

Both the high summer power demand and President Obama’s upcoming visit to the Vineyard contributed to the decision to use temporary power on the island.

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EPS quickly dispatched 4 MW’s of power and 2 x High voltage transformers to the island. EPS’s engineers handled all logistics for the project including teaming up with a local barge company to get all equipment and personnel over to the island.

If the utility experiences another failure or the power demand becomes excessive the generators can be remotely put on line within minutes. Repairs are expected to take 1-2 months.