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Record summer highs prompt rolling blackouts

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Record-setting summer heat drives more of us inside for air-conditioned relief. All that demand is more than the electrical power grid can provide. As a result, it’s likely we will soon face the return of rolling blackouts. “The power grid can only supply so much power,” says Master Electrician Jim Fish with Generator Power Systems. […]

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A bad driver could put you in the dark

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Two drivers racing on the Gulf Freeway’s feeder road couldn’t have known how expensive their fun would be to people they’d never meet. As their vehicles raced at high-speed, swapping lanes for fun, one of them lost control, rolled over and took out a power pole. Instantly, over 10,000 homes and businesses were in the […]

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One close shave nobody wants

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Why is getting a National Electric Code approved load calculation the first step in a proper generator installation? Because it ensures the one you have installed is capable of providing adequate electric to match the needs it has to cover. In other words, it prevents you from coming up short on power while also protecting […]

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24 ways to make your generator start

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Rita and Ike changed how Houstonians think about hurricanes. The first one drove many to flee, while the second saw more of us “hunker down” in accordance with Harris County Judge Ed Emmett‘s directive. Rita was a wake-up call to get a standby generator for Howard Hoover who began preparing back when Ike was just […]

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Broken promises of standby power: a cautionary tale

Make a promise. Keep a promise. It’s how Jim Rambousek lives his life and what he expected when buying a standby power generator. Unfortunately, his was an experience of broken promises. While he thought he was getting a system from a “trustworthy” salesman, what he got was an expensive broken promise. The power supply to […]

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