Apr. 25—Fort Carson is scheduled to test its emergency response backup generators during a drill Wednesday that the Army is calling the "Black Start Exercise." The purpose of the exercise is to test ...

As covered in my previous blog post, all diesel-powered generators should be loaded to at least 30% of their standby nameplate rating when exercised during their monthly test. If the connected load ...

Generac Holdings Inc. is seeing rising demand for its backup power generators in Texas, where searing heat has been testing the reliability of the state’s main electric grid. “We’ve seen a dramatic ...