Comments on: Generator Backlogs Cause Delivery Delays http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2006/10/25/generator-backlogs-cause-delivery-delays/ News and analysis about data centers, cloud computing, managed hosting and disaster recovery Mon, 13 Feb 2012 17:24:17 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: Dave Walker http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2006/10/25/generator-backlogs-cause-delivery-delays/comment-page-1/#comment-34 Dave Walker Thu, 26 Oct 2006 16:21:05 +0000 http://dev.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2006/10/25/generator-backlogs-cause-delivery-delays/#comment-34 These places should look into microturbines and distributed power generation. A bank of microturbines, combined with a natural gas line or solar panels (or both) and they could produce their own electricity on site that is cleaner and more stable than anything coming over the grid, and quieter and less environmentally damaging than diesel emissions. As an added benefit, they could work with the local community that they are located in to create a local utility company and provide benefits to the community as well. <a href="http://www.eere.energy.gov/de/microturbines/tech_basics.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.eere.energy.gov/de/microturbines/tech_basics.html</a> These places should look into microturbines and distributed power generation. A bank of microturbines, combined with a natural gas line or solar panels (or both) and they could produce their own electricity on site that is cleaner and more stable than anything coming over the grid, and quieter and less environmentally damaging than diesel emissions. As an added benefit, they could work with the local community that they are located in to create a local utility company and provide benefits to the community as well.

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]]> By: Paul G. Bowers http://www.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2006/10/25/generator-backlogs-cause-delivery-delays/comment-page-1/#comment-33 Paul G. Bowers Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:47:54 +0000 http://dev.datacenterknowledge.com/archives/2006/10/25/generator-backlogs-cause-delivery-delays/#comment-33 As a follow up comment to this article, yes the power generation industry is experiencing extended lead times on "large bore" (roughly 24 liter and above - 750 kW and above) engine generators. This is due to the world demand for back up power and the limited production of these industrial engines (most of the products are being shipped off shore). Unlike the two manufacturers mentioned above, Generac Power Systems is supplying systems at much lower lead times with a higher level of redundancy. As an example, we are supplying a 3,750 kW parallelled system into a mission critical "clean room" application in Florida in 16 weeks (including a factory witness test). So for the readers, there are alternatives, which will meet the site requirements for power, redundancy and most of all lead times. I would also caution the acquisition of used equipment due to the latest EPA requirements for stationary power generation equipment. Regards, Paul G. Bowers Director Generac Power Systems (pbowers@generac.com) As a follow up comment to this article, yes the power generation industry is experiencing extended lead times on “large bore” (roughly 24 liter and above – 750 kW and above) engine generators. This is due to the world demand for back up power and the limited production of these industrial engines (most of the products are being shipped off shore).

Unlike the two manufacturers mentioned above, Generac Power Systems is supplying systems at much lower lead times with a higher level of redundancy. As an example, we are supplying a 3,750 kW parallelled system into a mission critical “clean room” application in Florida in 16 weeks (including a factory witness test).

So for the readers, there are alternatives, which will meet the site requirements for power, redundancy and most of all lead times. I would also caution the acquisition of used equipment due to the latest EPA requirements for stationary power generation equipment.

Regards,
Paul G. Bowers
Director
Generac Power Systems
(pbowers@generac.com)

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