Power for emergency systems is a broad and complex topic. There are many articles explaining the technical aspects of power for emergency systems, as well as listing code requirements justifying the way emergency systems are designed. This article takes a slightly different approach and presents how power for emergency systems also can be designed to add financial value the owner’s operation.
In this article for Consulting-Specifying Engineer, Simon Gandica, PE, PMP, educates readers on value-add strategies that intend to help owners build better business cases to install and operate larger generation capacity that can mitigate major environmental events that create extended power outages.