The holiday season is a time of merriment, joy, and dramatically increased electricity usage. As the Great Power Outage of 2021 in Texas taught many of us, increased strain on the energy grid as is commonly found in winter months can sometimes lead to unexpected outages. Power generation may not be on the top of your business’s priority list, but if you work in any of the following sectors, you should be strongly considering backup power generation models this holiday season. 

Consumer Retail Stores

Consumer retail stores make the bulk of their yearly revenues during the holiday season, and in an era of next day shipping via Amazon, an outage of an even a couple of hours can be truly devastating to the bottom line. When consumers cannot reliably spend their money at your establishment, it is simply too easy to place their order online instead. When retail stores have backup power generation capacity, they can continue to function and make sales even when their immediate neighbors cannot in the event of a utility’s failure. 

Warehouses

Warehouses that handle consumer goods are one of the last stops prior to the retail store on the consumer supply chain. During the holiday season, it’s not uncommon for them to operate 24/7 to receive, sort, and ship products to new locations. As such, it’s vital for employee health and safety that they remain well-lit and always ventilated. In the event of a power outage, a generator can keep your warehouse up and running no matter as frightful the weather outside may be. 

Data Centers

A large percentage of commerce is conducted in the online sphere, and this becomes even more true during the holiday season. Data centers are filled with highly sensitive server and computing equipment. In the event of a power outage, these systems may suddenly lose power which can cause substantial damage to the delicate processors they rely on. A damaged processor can not only lead to consumer data loss, but it can also lead to financial loss. That’s why it’s so vital for data centers to not only have power generators on site to remain online in the event of an emergency, but also redundant battery backup systems to prevent sudden power loss before the generator can be activated. 

Food Storage

If there’s one thing everyone likes to do during the holiday season, it’s eat. But food storage is an industry fraught with public health considerations. If your restaurant loses power for too long, that can lead to costly waste of product. A power generation system helps to protect your investment. 

If you’re in need of a power generation system this holiday season, we can help. Our expert team at Gen-Tech Power Generation Specialists are EGSA certified technicians with the skills and up to date knowledge necessary to get you the best possible system for your business’s needs and ensure a very happy holiday. Give us a call at (800) 625-8324 to schedule a service appointment today!