ElecComm Power Services Blog

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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The first day of winter is in a couple days. With the winter come wind, freezing rain, and snow that brings with it…power outages. Power outages mean a need for generators for your business. But which generator should you rent to meeet the demands of your business?

Consider if your business needs an automatic generator or a manual generator, and how much wattage you need. A manual or portable generator is a temporary solution, providing up to 8000W per unit. These are hooked up to your business and they can be turned On or Off to you’re your businesses demands.

There are also automatic generators for rent. These are a more permanent and powerful solution, giving you somewhere 7KW to 20KW. Automatic generators are wired to your business and turn on automatically in the event of a power outage. This is the perfect solution for emergency power solutions for those operations that need electricity for critical support.
 
Investigating generator rentals, and putting an emergency power plan into place before it is needed can help your business succeed in the winter; contact ElecComm Power.

Winter is fast approaching. If you can remember last winter, you know that power failures are a common problem in the Northeast. Your business can be dramatically affected by the weather. But you do not need to buy a generator for your business, you can rent one.

When the power is lost commerce is disrupted. Rental portable generators can cover your businesses temporary emergency power needs, there is a complete line of rental-ready and environmentally-friendly generators. The generators range in size from 20kW to 2MW. Our generators are equipped for immediate dispatch to emergency outages.

Be pre-emptive and keep your business up and running during the bad weather. Contact ElecComm Power for an emergency generator before the loss of power.

We don’t often give electricity much thought until we don’t have it. In these situations, especially in business, consider Emergency Power Supply System (EPSS) rentals.

When commercial electricity is unavailable, when commercial electricity is difficult to supply, and when an emergency generator is offline ElecComm Power is the EPSS supplier in New England and New York.
Companies and organizations that need emergency power supply services need to consider generator rentals.

When comparing generator rental prices, be sure you are comparing apples to apples. The cost includes: the type of fuel, pickup or delivery, the length of the contract, the voltage, and any special features. Keep in mind that a unit that uses natural gas, or a natural gas and diesel mixture, instead of pure diesel will be more economical. When the equipment is needed long-term your best option is a lease agreement instead of a rental contract.

Keep in mind too that the size or type of the unit you need is entirely dependant on your voltage requirements. A unit that is too small can result in power failure or unsafe situations; a unit that is too large is just a waste of money. Be sure to consult with ElecComm Power when considering your generator needs.

During emergency electric power outages, planned project shut downs, and to meet a short lived rise in energy demands business owners often need to consider renting emergency power generators.

ElecComm Power supplies back-up emergency generators in an around New England and New York. In addition to leasing electrical generator equipment, we also lease other electrical equipment such as load banks, fuel tanks, transformers and power cable and distribution panels and accessories.

Load Banks
Load Banks are used for a variety of applications which include testing power sources such as generators and uninterruptible power supplies, reducing “wet stacking” problems, factory testing of engine generator sets, ground power testing, battery testing, and more.

Fuel Tanks
If you need generators for more than two days, you may want to rent additional diesel powered fuel tanks to power them. ElecComm Power Services has single-walled or double-walled skidded tanks. They are available in the following sizes: 500-1000 gallons.

Power Cables and Distribution Panels
Renting electricity accessories with the equipment you need ends up costing your business less money. We rent power cables and many other distribution panels in order to complement our top-notch rental equipment.

In a number of cases, it is an economically sound idea to rent a generator rather than purchase one. And the uses for rental generators span all industries.

Special Events:
If you are running special events on a rotating basis at various locations it makes sense to order rental generators at the new location rather than carting one all over the place. Another obvious advantage is not having to pay for maintenance in case there's a breakdown.

Construction:
Additionally, in construction work, if you are starting on a new site, a rental generator can be delivered to the site. By renting at the start of each job, you save on capital expenses and maintenance, as well as saving yourself the trouble of storing and moving a generator.

Movie Production:
If your business is movie production, there are generators for that specifically that are very quiet.

Telecom:
There are tower power generators available to rent if you are in the telecom sector.

As far as the various sizes of generators, you can get rental generators for different types of applications with varying power outputs. You can hire generators that deliver 25 kW to 125 kW output and those that can deliver between 20kW to 2MWpower output. While the rental generators up to 125 kW rating have electronic governors, the 2000 kW output generator is the quietest generator set you would come across.

When problems arise with electricity, it is hard to decide if you should rent a generator or buy one. Obviously, you need to consider the economics of your business in addition to the availability of one in the market.

The first consideration of course, is understanding how much back up power you need on a sustained basis. Once you understand this, you can consider your options for generator rental versus purchasing one. Evaluation of your budget is imperative once you determine that there are generators available with your power output needs. In the scenario that your generator requirements are seasonal it generally makes more sense to rent a generator.

It is possible to rent generators with a power output of 20kW to 2MW. There are super silent generators available for movie production as well as specialized generators for powering your tower in the case of the telecom business.

Emergency power supply system (EPSS) rentals are helpful in many situations, but here are three specific circumstances: any time commercial electricity is inaccessible, any time commercial electricity is hard to supply by regular means, and when a facility's emergency generator is offline for servicing, repair, retrofitting, or even replacement. In such instances, businesses and organizations choose emergency power supply services that offer EPSS rentals, such as ElecComm Power. 

In many cases, just a generator is needed to supply power. But in others, additional EPSS equipment like power distribution units and connector cables are also required. In these cases, ElecComm Power can help prospective renters carefully plan for their total power supply needs, including equipment rentals to aid generator performance.

Here is an example:
EPS was chosen by the municipality of Braintree, MA to provide a contingency power plan for the entire town while new construction was being performed to their electrical system.

EPS’s plan included 10 MW’s of portable generators along with (5) 480v step-up to 13.8kv transformers and all associated cabling. Equipment was tested and staged at a local lay down yard and could be mobilized within an hour of the initial call. ElecComm’s ability to provide the equipment and quick response time were the deciding factors in awarding this work.

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.

Naval and shipping vessels battle humidity both in dock and at sea. An environment with both high levels of humidity and salinity can create an aggressive agent that can cause electrical failures and/or mechanical damage in a multitude of areas around the ship. This extremely corrosive environment can affect the operation of the sensors, weapon and command systems and propulsion systems of any ship adversely affecting their operational readiness.

Ships at sea and in dry dock need always have their dehumidification system running to prevent such ship board environments.

At a Local shipyard in New England, a vessel docked for maintenance and repairs. The shipyard did not have an adequate power supply to feed the ship's dehumidification system while in port. ElecComm Power Services has been called on to provide a 500kw generator to support this shipyard while this ship is in port. The portable generator will run continuously for 30 days as a supplemental power source while the ships repairs are made.