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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.

Today’s backup availability for infrastructure in the event of a failure is of utmost importance. Many times your work suffers because of failure of various machineries and accessories such as a generator or a chiller, a heater or the transformer and the dehumidifier or the light tower for your communication networks. Here, you just need to call and the necessary backup will give you immediate relief. Therefore, whether for an emergency on account of the failure of your air conditioner or the sudden requirement of an air conditioner for a special event venue that you are managing, air conditioner rentals can be arranged easily.

The air conditioner rental could be for a unit that could be needed at any value between 1 ton and 50 tons. The period for which such air conditioner rentals are required could be for a day or for the entire season or several seasons. Further, such backup rentals can be arranged independent of the time and day of the week. It’s possible that your requirement of the air conditioner rental includes a generator set to power the air conditioner.

This facility could also be extended by the supply of portable diesel generators rated to 2000 kW by way of a turnkey package. The range of air conditioners up to 10 ton is thermostatically controlled and of silent kind. So these are perfectly fit for entertainment industry. The 5 ton Voyager is easy to set up as well as robust.

Purchasing a generator could turn out to be an unaffordable thing to do for many people. Yes, it may come as a surprise to you but there are some very high-quality and powerful generators whose price may reach or even be over $10.000. It definitely doesn’t sound like a small amount of money, especially as you keep in mind the fact that most of the people wanting to buy a generator needed for a certain period of time (not permanently). So the generator rental could turn out to be the best thing to do in such cases as it gives the customers many advantages.

First of all, you will save money! No surprise money is mentioned first since the generator rental may be between six and ten times cheaper than purchasing the generator itself. Let’s take a simple example: you need a very expensive generator say for a concert which will be thrown outdoors. Many kilowatts of electricity are needed and you obviously cannot get them by using the utility electricity. Here we come to the powerful generators which will cost you around $10.000 or even more.

Is it really worth spending that much money on a generator which will be needed for no longer than a month, week or even a day?! Of course, it’s not. So the generator rental would certainly be the best thing to do in a situation like that.

As it has been mentioned, a brand new generator would cost $10.000 but if you are lucky enough to come across a good bargain, you may rent such a generator for $1.000 per month or even less. Saving $9.000 is definitely not a minute to be neglected!

But what stops many people from doing it, is that they are afraid of being cheated or being given a generator of low-quality. However, those worries are unfounded since you can rent a generator of high quality. The only thing which makes it different is that somebody else has rented before. So it’s like getting a used generator but still much cheaper! Furthermore, if the generator rental is not fully working or causes problems, you can always complain and get your money back as long as your complaint is founded of course. If you want to minimize the possibility of renting a generator of bad quality or at too high rate, visit a couple of sellers offering the service of generator rental.

No one is ever ready for a power outage or a short circuit, but being prepared is the best solution. Such as having a contingency plan or back up plan. When these outages occur Eleccomm Power Services is there to serve your business at anytime. We understand that power is vital to keeping a business running smoothly, not only for the company but also if the company provides support to others. Here is a list of important entities that should always have emergency back up power.

• Hospitals and Outpatient Surgery Clinics

Hospitals and outpatient surgery clinics are an obvious choice for emergency power equipment. Without it, a power outage could cause widespread casualties in emergency care units, critical care units, and during the course of operations. Today's hospitals and outpatient clinics depend on electricity for a majority of their treatments and life preserving techniques, making back up generators an absolute necessity in any hospital or outpatient surgery clinic.

• Police Departments

When the power goes out in a metropolitan area police know to expect more crimes, But if the power goes out in police departments, what would be a difficult situation could turn into catastrophe more than moonlight illuminates the streets. Because most police departments don't have heavy electricity needs, a single industrial scale generator usually supplies enough power to last until the power company addresses an outage.

• Retail Stores

Most retail stores simply close their doors until a power outage is resolved. But if they have a back up generator, they can conduct business while their competition literally remains in the dark.

• Data Centers

Data centers are another obvious choice as their very function depends heavily on uninterrupted power supply. Most data centers are well equipped with generators, protecting information that could cause companies and individuals alike severe difficulty if it were lost.

• Laboratories

Depending on the nature of their work, laboratories often need uninterrupted power supply to ensure that projects occur as planned. From animal and plant studies to situations where pharmaceuticals are being produced, most laboratories can't afford to do without a steady supply of electricity.

• Prisons and Jails

Keeping prisons and jails supplied with electricity isn't a matter of keeping inmates' cells and recreation areas lit; it's a matter of keeping inmates incarcerated. Today, most prisons and jails use security systems that are at least partially powered by electricity, using powerful magnetic locks to secure cells and various points of passage.

Providing emergency power supply to these businesses is what Eleccomm is all about. Our certified, safety-trained technicians provide fast, reliable service with our state-of-the-art, EPA certified fleet of equipment. Contact us today to learn more information about back up generators and other products we have to offer. 

When you need temporary electric heaters to keep your operation safe and productive this winter, ElecComm Power Services delivers.

ElecComm Power Services offers flame-free, emissions-free and moisture-free electric heaters that ensure maximum productivity and comfort-no matter the application. From comfort heating to emergency backup, we make sure your people and equipment are protected, so you can get back to the business at hand.

And because ElecComm Power Services is the industry leader in temporary utilities, you can be sure that although the seasons may change, the profitability of your operations doesn't have to.

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