The best UPS in the world is at the mercy of the batteries that reside inside it – did you know that the average battery life span is only 3 to 5 years? Additionally, there a number of factors can affect that number, including: – Temperature where the unit is located – Total number of times…
4 P.M. proves an inopportune time for planned power outage in Prince Edward Island A planned electrical outage in the city of Summerside in Prince Edward Island had some hair-raising consequences this past Friday. At around 4 p.m., the city went dark, leaving business owners, including a local barber, scrambling for solutions. “At least we got…
First of all, let me start by saying welcome to the new Minuteman PowerBlog! Since this is my first blog post to the site I thought I’d introduce myself. My name is Samantha; I am a recent graduate of the University of North Texas where I studied political science and English but towards the end of…
A building flood in Milwaukee leaves 330 facing an unusual power outage. At Minuteman, we strive to foresee all the ways that power can be taken down. No doubt, then, that utility crews do the same during planning meetings, as they string lines down block after block, and when placing transformers about town. This past…