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Contingency Plans For Power Outages
If a power cut hits you, what is your plan of action? Knowing what your process will be – from data centres to refrigeration, computer systems to general site security – not only helps keep everything working as it should, but gives peace of mind operationally.
Pleavin Power has the experience you need to sort a contingency plan for power outages, including implementing generators, ensuring the systems remain operational once power is restored, and other measures to help ease the blow.
How Can We Help?
What is a Contingency Power Plan For?
A well-thought-out power contingency plan provides a reliable backup for essential equipment, prevents loss of productivity, and mitigates risks to both staff safety and business assets.
For many businesses, the cost of going offline, even temporarily, far outweighs the investment in a robust backup strategy.
An effective plan ensures that critical systems, data, and services are not compromised, allowing for a seamless transition to backup power and continuity in daily operations.
Creating a contingency power plan involves more than simply securing a generator; it’s about preparing your organisation for sustained performance during outages of any length.
From assessing power needs to ensuring the right infrastructure is in place, a contingency plan allows you to meet demands, manage risks, and keep business running smoothly, even in uncertain times.
Our Process
1. Get in Touch
Contact our expert team, and we’ll begin the process of setting up your contingency plan based on your unique business needs. We will collaborate with you throughout the process, as well as review for cost-effectiveness on your end, and other factors.
2. Requirements
Depending on your industry and sector, as well as your operational needs, we will explain different solutions and options based on this initial information given, as well as explain the process moving forward.
3. Site Survey
Our experts will arrive on-site and carry out a thorough survey to accurately assess your power needs, identify any weaknesses, and recommend solutions tailored to your organisational needs. We will also review environmental factors that could impact power needs, such as site-specific hazards, temperature, and access issues.
4. Delivery, Installation & Commissioning
With all the information gathered, we will be able to create a bespoke contingency plan for your needs, handle the delivery, installation and commissioning of the required equipment, and even assist with maintenance and other post-installation work needed to keep everything running efficiently.
Why Contingency Plans Matter
No two situations are the same, and no two organisations have the exact same needs for when power cuts strike. You may need enough power to keep a few critical components running, or enough power to supply an entire hospital. Whether this involves actioning a reactive emergency power supply, or having an in-house system in place, having a plan that is tailored to your operational needs is vital for success.
There is more to consider than solving the immediate power problem, however:
- Compliance and Insurance: Depending on your industry, it may be a legal requirement to have backup power options ready to go when needed.
- Business Continuity: Keeping your business running, no matter what happens, is vital. Having a plan in place helps keep your customers from experiencing disruptions, and keeps your revenue flowing.
- Protecting Your Business: If you work in the supply chain, a power loss could mean losing refrigerated stock. If you work in security, it could make for an exploitable weakness that ruins your reputation. If you work in healthcare, it could be the difference between life and death. Having a power contingency plan gives you time to act, and helps you keep ahead of these situations.
- Peace of mind: Knowing that, no matter what comes, your organisation will continue to operate as expected cannot be undervalued. It also gives you the space to focus on your core operations during these crucial times.
How To Prepare For Planned Power Outage
- Make sure that your business continuity plan for power outages is understood by those within operational positions, to make sure that everyone does what is required if and when these circumstances arise.
- Prioritise critical systems, such as medical equipment, data servers, and security systems – Anything that requires continuous power should be noted and kept operational, even during a planned outage.
- Install generators and UPS systems on-site as required, to ensure that power remains uninterrupted to these key systems throughout the process.
- Test and maintain the backup power sources to ensure that they will function as expected when needed. If this is not done, there is a risk of failure during a critical situation.
- Carry out any necessary checks and upgrades on the systems in-place, including a power quality analysis or other surveys. This is to ensure that, if power is halted outside of these critical systems, the infrastructure will resume operation smoothly.
- Ensure that there is ample fuel to supply the generators during any outage periods. Checking these levels is a key component of any good contingency plan for businesses.
While these serve as a good baseline, different organisations with different needs, may need further steps. Contact our team today to start the process of breaking down your own contingency plan.
Services
We offer a cost-effective generator servicing and maintenance services all across the UK.
We provide 24/7 emergency power solutions, with expert engineers ready to deliver and restore critical power.
Short-term or long-term – no matter what you need, our experienced team can handle the logistics.
How do you handle a power outage in your business?
Our dedicated emergency power supply service was developed to support the critical power industry in case of power outages or other emergencies, providing an uninterruptible power supply source.
Sectors
Keep patients safe amidst extreme conditions, no matter if the power cuts or systems fail. Contingency planning helps save lives and time alike.
Avoid unwanted downtimes by planning ahead for power failures. Give your data concrete protection with plans to keep online.
Manufacturing
With so many moving parts at play, the last thing you need is an unexpected plant shutdown. Keep operations rolling with solid planning ahead of time.
