What "critical load" actually means in a hospital or aged care facility
Backup power in a healthcare facility gets talked about like it's one thing: either the power's on or it isn't. It's more specific than that, and t...
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Why a generator's rated output isn't what you actually get on a mine site
A generator rated at a given output on paper doesn't necessarily deliver that on site, and mining is one of the places where the gap between the tw...
Why the transfer switch matters as much as the generator on a factory floor
A production line can be running on a perfectly sized standby generator and still go down hard the moment the power blips, if the thing switching i...
Wet stacking explained: why running a generator too light can wreck it
A generator that's too big for the job doesn't just cost more to buy. Left running under light load for long enough, it can quietly damage itself, ...
Farm power in a dry season: what this year means for your generator setup
Water's tighter on a lot of properties this year than it's been in a while. Dam levels are down in several catchments, some districts opened the ne...
Storm Season Power Outages: Is Your Backup Generator Actually Ready?
Spring in Australia means two things starting to build at once. Bushfire risk gets most of the attention, but severe thunderstorm season runs right...
Bushfire Season & Backup Power: What You Need to Know
Spring only just started and the season's already shaping up to be a serious one. The Bureau of Meteorology declared an El Niño in June, and there'...