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Business owners rent emergency power generators for emergency electric power outages, to supply power within a planned project which would normally compromise commercial power, and most frequently, to meet a short lived rise in energy demand. ElecComm Power is a supplier of back-up generators. In addition to leasing electrical generator equipment, we lease other electrical equipment as well, such as load banks, fuel tanks, transformers and other power cable and distribution panels and accessories.

Load Banks are normally utilized to test power sources to make sure their appropriate function under the true to life conditions that load banks duplicate through making a power load and employing it to a power source. There are a number types of load banks. Electronic load banks, whose power may be developed for exact circuits, so they are ideal for checking circuit breakers, fuse boxes, and robotic transfer switches; resistive, which take out equal amounts of energy from an operating-system, and used for testing power generators; capacitive, which create an increased power factor, and are perfect for testing systems that have horizontal loads; and inductive, which simulate the vitality used by numerous building elements at the same time, and so are perfect for testing voltage regulators and generators.

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 provides safe and efficient fuel tanks. We offer single-walled or double-walled skidded tanks. They are available in the following sizes: 500-1000 gallons.

While renting major electric power equipment, it is also common to lease the accessories that are used with them, such as cable ramps, load share panels, cable bins, and cable T's. Although electricity accessories are easy to come by, renting them with the equipment you need ends up costing your business less money.

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.

When there is bad weather such as hurricane, tornado, ice, or even just a thunder storm you can experience a power failure. Commercial emergency rental generators can help during those times the power is down. Especially if your business is left without any power for a long time. Industrial commercial generators will keep your appliances and equipment still running when your power is down.

During powerful storms when a large area can be left without power, generators are in high demand. Ensure that your business is not left struggling to find a commercial generator still available, by renting one ahead of time. Do not wait until your power goes out to seek one. Its better to have one that you didn’t need as oppose to not having one that you did need.

You can rent a commercial generator as small as 20 kilowatts or as big as 2 megawatts or more. To estimate the generator size you will need, you will first need to determine what your purpose in getting one is for. What appliances and equipments are you wanting to run with the generator?

Once you have figured out what you will need to run during a power outage and the watts for each appliance, you can then figure out the size of the commercial generator needed. It is very important that you get a generator with the right size, otherwise you can overheat your appliances and the generator.

For business who cannot afford to lose power for long periods of time, renting a commercial generator can help. If you own a business, you should seek out a rental company in your surrounding areas that will deliver a generator to you quickly. When searching for a generator rental store, make sure they deliver your generator along with an electrician who will install it for you. Some companies will leave you to install it on your own.

Just because you are in need of an emergency generator, does not mean you have to rent out a costly one. If you suspect you might have power failure, seek out rental companies in your area ahead of time. Learn the different rental stores out there and find the most affordable one for you.

Remember to keep your generator running out doors and not inside your building or garage, since it runs on fuel. Emergency rental generators can help in those times when you experience a power failure. The right generator can really come in handy.

ElecComm Power Services provided all temporary power for the Head of The Charles Regatta, the world's largest two-day event in Cambridge, MA this past fall.  The event attracts hundreds of  thousands of spectators from all over the world and took ElecComm Power Services six months in advance to plan.  Every detail from all the logistics for power and heat requirements, the miles of cables, to supporting all the hundreds of vendors, and placing portable generators along the Charles River, ElecComm Power Services handled. 

ElecComm worked around the clock for the week leading up to the event where they provided eight portable power generators and miles of cables to provide temporary electric power and heat required for the event.  ElecComm Power Services is proud to have taken part in The Head of The Charles Regatta event.