TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE with Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations, the City of Perham (Minnesota) awarded a contract to Barlow Projects, Inc. for the turnkey construction and operations of ...

SEABROOK — It's been nearly three months since the Seabrook Station nuclear power plant stopped supplying electricity to the New England region. The plant shut down for refueling on Oct. 20 and, as of ...

Over the past decade, since industry deregulation, the typical utility power plant has lengthened the maintenance intervals of its major systems to minimize downtime and costs. Many plants schedule ...

A good generator can save the day when the power goes out—but if it’s set up wrong, all that money you spent might as well have gone to waste. The truth is, most generator problems don’t come from the ...

With the certainty of grid-supplied power diminishing, as powerfully shown by the August 14 blackout, power quality is more critical than ever. You can turn to generators as a source of backup power, ...

When the power fails, you expect your generator to hum steadily in the background, not to spend the night tripping breakers and burning through fuel for almost no useful power. The most common culprit ...

Since the majority of power outages last no longer than 5 sec, a UPS with a 10-min or 15-min battery can provide enough power to ride through the outage or give ample time for an orderly shutdown.