standby generators

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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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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How to avoid a bad generator installation

What’s it like to be totally happy? Ask Barbara Thibodeaux. About four months ago, she decided it would be a great idea to have a standby generator. She did a lot of research. Spoke with several generator companies. Met with enough to know she wanted Generator Power Systems to install hers. Generating confidence “The first […]

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400,000 reasons to get a standby generator

Power outages may be inconvenient to you, but a long one would be catastrophic for Scott Spencer. His business, Houston Wine Merchant, stocks over $400,000 worth of wine from around the world. Getting a standby power generator made business sense for two important reasons. “We need to keep our temperature about seventy degrees,” Spencer says. […]

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