Power Outage Preparedness: What Businesses and Families Can Do Before an Emergency
Practical steps to help businesses and households prepare for outages before severe weather or other emergencies strike. Power outages rarely arrive at convenient times. They can accompany hurricanes, severe thunderstorms, flooding, winter weather and other emergencies—and they can affect businesses and households very differently. But the basic principle is the same: Preparation needs to happen […]
Your Generator Isn’t an Emergency Plan Unless It’s Ready to Run
Why Generator Preventative Maintenance Matters Your facility has a backup generator. So you’re prepared for an outage. Right? Not necessarily. A generator is an important part of a critical-power strategy—but simply having one doesn’t guarantee it will perform exactly as expected when utility power is lost. That’s where preventative maintenance becomes part of preparedness. Don’t […]
Americans Stand Ready. Is Your Business Ready?
How to Prepare Your Business for a Power Outage September is National Preparedness Month—a time dedicated to helping Americans prepare before emergencies and disasters happen. This year’s theme, “Americans Stand Ready,” puts the focus on taking responsibility for preparedness before the unexpected occurs. For businesses, that raises an important question: If the power went out […]
What’s Actually Essential in Your Generator Maintenance Plan?
Are you paying for peace of mind or paper shuffling? For facility managers, operations leads, and procurement professionals, generator preventative maintenance (PM) can often feel like paying for an insurance policy you never hope to use. But not all PM plans are created equal, and too often, what’s marketed as comprehensive maintenance turns out to […]
Why Preventative Maintenance Isn’t Optional
Why Preventative Maintenance Isn’t Optional You may think your commercial generator is “working just fine,” until the moment it isn’t. When a power failure hits, there are no second chances. Facilities in healthcare, data centers, logistics, manufacturing, and education depend on backup power systems to maintain safety, operations, and compliance. But even a high-quality generator, […]
Industrial Generator Preventative Maintenance Checklist
Why is Preventative Maintenance Important? If you own a generator, it’s important to schedule preventative maintenance checks regularly to help you catch any potential problems before they become bigger issues. GenServe’s promise to provide backup power when needed starts with ensuring your equipment is well-maintained. When your backup power system is inspected and serviced regularly, […]