Backup Power Solutions Have Become a Competitive Edge
“Loadshedding” might not be a word in our national anthem, but it has certainly been a frequent reality in our lives! In the land of loadshedding, businesses have become artful at avoiding the implications of a failing national power grid. No matter the moaning and groaning and massive inconveniences homeowners suffer when Eskom switches off, they are never as dire as the implications for business. When your ability to make money hinges on the lights, laptops, and Wi-Fi staying on, it is no joke when they do not. Remember the days when you would turn and look at someone’s generator running in a blackout? They were almost novel machines!
Now, without generators, South Africa would betoast. Apart from several million smaller generators dotting suburbia, a great many of our industries remain powered by generators when Eskom blows out. In fact, the country has developed a muted but acknowledged reputation for some sterling generator manufacturing, including the control panels, on a par with the best in the world. Although alternative energy is rising in various forms to become legitimate competition to the existing legacy power suppliers in the world, diesel generators display an efficiency ratio hard to dismiss when you are in need of backup power solutions. Generators might be an unwelcome expense, but they represent a known one. Remarkably, and not withstanding the ridiculous diesel prices in a country that not too long ago sold it for around R2,50 a litre, running a diesel generator on a regular basis has not proven to be the onerous financial burden it was foretold it would be.
Backup Power Sometimes Becomes the Preferred Power
Certainly in the case of large factories, production plants, mines, and utilities, where backup power solutions begin and end with banks of large industrial generators, many have simply shifted to predominantly generator power, dismissing the cost implications as insignificant. That right there should give a clue as to how important keeping the power is in business. That those with surely the highest operating costs are happy with their setup, simply because it contains a constant supply, should tell you all you need to know about how important and ultimately profitable it is to be powered up during every working day, and sometimes well into the night. It seems you cannot make money when the lights are out – no surprise there – but it also seems you make more money when the lights stay on, like the rest of the commercial world. It is at least enough to offset any considerations about running the generators as first-choice power.
Professional backup power solutions might include a generator, and there are many to choose from too. Backup business generators are typically diesel generators, which today is pretty hi-tech combustion. A 3-phase option is always available in diesel generators, and silent generators are popular for obvious reasons. Commercial backup power solutions usually also include UPS units, refining supply and lowering costs right down to each desk in an organisation if needs be. Professional solution providers will visit your premises to asses your needs before quoting on a design. Anyone hawking components only is not really an option for commercial purposes. Businesses need to get their backup power solutions sorted and seamless right out the gate. There is no room for going through a few months of teething problems every time the electricity goes off, at least not without losing huge value on your expenditure in the process.
The Benefits of Raydian Backup Power Solutions
Raydian is in the business of office automation and power supply, and we know our arena backwards. Whatever backup power solutions we sell, we have tested. We have used the gear and we have seen it fulfill its promise, which is why we can so confidently design a backup power solution for you. We start with a site inspection and end with the level best, most cost-effective, and high-performance power solution for our clients. We have been involved in a game of cards with Eskom for years, and we always win hands down, or at least our customers do!
We will ensure your productivity fits into your available hours, not Eskom’s. We will free you of the embarrassment of down IT and phone systems, and the danger of down security systems. We will even rent you a generator ideal for your purposes and eliminate any upfront costs. When we equip you, you will enjoy a seamless kick-in whenever Eskom dives, and you will not even need to leave your chair. That is the level of convenience and professionalism we restore to your business dealings. Call us first when you are ready to escape the dark ages, and we will show you how pleasant and productive it can be!