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Preparing your business for power outages
Production planning, equipment protection and backup power during scheduled outages.
11 Aug 20265 minValid until 3 Oct 2027
Scheduling
Get the published outage schedule and plan production around it.
Protect equipment
Use UPS units and surge protection for sensitive controls.
Backup power
Size generators for critical loads, not the whole plant.
Suggested actions
- List your critical loads
- Align production with the outage schedule
- Add UPS units for control equipment
Possible causes
- Grid constraints at peak hours
- Voltage swings and insufficient equipment protection
Required documents
- Published outage schedule
- List of critical equipment
Warnings
- Connecting a generator without a proper transfer switch is dangerous
