ElecComm Power Services Blog

As in the scenario that presented itself this weekend in New England and New York where natural events come our way and we have notice of potential power failure, ElecComm Power Services can provide a wide range of EPSS equipment to meet the needs of a wide variety of businesses.

When we are aware of and ready for potential natural disasters, keep your business up and running and be pre-emptive. Contact ElecComm Power for an emergency generator before the loss of power. Commerce is severely disrupted when the power is lost.

Hospitals and Power companies cannot afford a loss of power. It is imperative that a dependable and reliable emergency power back up plan is in effect. Contact ElecComm Power to see how we can help you prepare for the next event.

ElecComm Power Services rents generator sets to a wide array of businesses from gas stations and supermarkets, to office buildings, production facilities, and hospitals, all across New England. Even local Utility companies sub-contract generator set rentals when their own fleets are not large enough to supply the quantity of units needed during major natural disasters.

Flooding, tornados, and ice storms across New England have all seen ElecComm generator sets, producing anywhere from 15 or 20 kW, to 1,500 and 2,000 kW. Rental generators help numerous companies and many industries restore power and continue business as usual.

Emergency rental generators supply power under difficult conditions for any length of time, hours, days, or weeks, and they are very reliable.

Well, hurricane season has officially started. Now we don’t often see hurricanes that are too bad in Massachusetts, but we don’t often see massive, destructive tornadoes either, or hail storms in June.  So to kick off hurricane season, we would like to remind you to not get caught unprepared in the event of an unexpected power loss.

When a major storm knocks your power out, emergency generators will keep you up and running and your lights on.

Last week in Greenwich, CT customers were left powerless from a series of CL&P system failures which began with a lightning strike last Wednesday. Repairs were waylaid by two more lightning strikes at the Cos Cob substation on Thursday night and increased demand in the suffocating early summer heat and humidity Friday evening caused further system failures.

During the height of the outages, the town used emergency generators to operate its sewage treatment plants and private customers, including Greenwich Hospital, switched to rented generators. According to Greenwich Hospital spokesman George Pawlush, the hospital used two rental generators for nearly 21 hours between Thursday and Saturday.

Portable rental generators can help you and your business continue to do business even with unexpected power failure. Often time, loss of power is catastrophic for a business, hospital, or municipal building. Call ElecComm for more information.

There are three situations where Emergency power supply system (EPSS) rentals are useful: when commercial electricity is unavailable, when commercial electricity is difficult to supply, and when a facility's emergency generator is offline. In any of these situations, ElecCom Power, a supplier of EPSS rentals, is available for companies and organizations who need emergency power supply services. The following are a few things to consider before renting EPSS.

How much should renting a generator cost?
The generator rental cost depends on several factors, including: the type of fuel to be used, pickup or delivery of the unit, the length of the contract, the unit's voltage capacity, and any special features. One way to economize on generator rentals is to rent a unit that uses natural gas, or a natural gas and diesel mixture, instead of pure diesel. When the equipment is needed long-term your best option is a lease agreement instead of a rental contract.

What type of unit do we need?
The type of EPSS unit needed is dependent on your voltage requirements. Renting an undersized unit could cause financial setbacks, or worse, safety concerns. Renting an power supply system that is too big is a waste of money. ElecCom Power can assist you in determining which rentals would best meet the needs of your project, facility, or event.

What other EPSS equipment is needed?
In some cases, you only need a generator to supply power. However sometimes additional EPSS equipment is needed such as power distribution units and connector cables. ElecCom Power provides generator rentals as well as the equipment that carries the power to the intended destination.