Planning For Temporary Power
STEP 1
Determine your facility’s electrical load. Before you rent temporary power, you have to know how much you need.
- Full power, If you have to keep your whole facility operating as it would with utility-supplied power, you need to determine your aggregate electrical load. A statement of your electrical capacity is also available at your local utility.
- Priority Power, At times you may want to power only those electrical loads that serve critical functions at your facility; if so, you need to prioritize individual loads.
STEP 2
Know where to rent generator sets and related equipment. Your rental generator sets are only as reliable as the supplier who backs them. MacAllister has the equipment you need and a staff qualified to solve your problems and service the machines.
Here are basic questions to ask the supplier:
- What is the kilowatt range of your generator set rental fleet?
- Can you deliver immediately?
- What if I need a generator in the middle of the night, or during a holiday?
- How are your rental contracts structured?
- Have you ever rented generator sets to customers in my industry?
- What equipment/manpower do I need to provide?
- What technical service/support do you offer?
- How do I know my rental units are 100 percent reliable?
- What happens if a generator set I rent goes down?
STEP 3
Answer the following questions by thinking about the following before the power goes off at your facility.
- How will the generator get from the rental store to your facility?
- Where will you put the generator units?
- How will you get cable from the generators outside your building to electrical distribution boxes inside?
- Where will you get distribution cables?
- Can you store enough fuel close to the area where you plan to keep the generator sets?
- Do you have people on staff who can hook up the generator sets and check to ensure they will operate properly?
Call us today at (317) 545-2151 for more info.