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Benefits of Commercial Generators for Educational Facilities

It’s common knowledge that backup generators deliver important benefits to many industries, from banks and restaurants to hospitals and mines – but their importance to the education industry is often overlooked. Here are some important points to consider when investing in your school, college, university or vocational facility from CAT rental, the team that can help you hire a generator affordably today. 

Hire a Generator to Solve the Following Challenges 
  • Class disruptions and scheduling: This is a critical challenge in the industry, whether you are running a school or tertiary institution. The last thing you need is a blackout that leaves classes cancelled, schedules disrupted, or prevents exams and tests from taking place. Catching up classes or tests can be tough in a school environment but is far more challenging in a university setting. When you have backup generators, however, there’s no interruption to the day and classes, exams, presentations and meetings can continue as scheduled. 

  • Research: University research facilities and laboratories rely heavily on a stable, constant supply of electricity. When the grid goes down, whether due to maintenance or a blackout, the operation of these facilities is compromised. This can be catastrophic, affecting research in progress, causing loss of data, and compromising samples. This can place student progress at risk, along with funding. Backup generators and UPS systems like the ones that you can hire from CAT rental will ensure that power supply to these laboratories and facilities is uncompromised, preventing money, research and careers from suffering severe setbacks. 

  • Computer systems and administration networks: Educational facilities of every kind rely heavily on computer networks to run them on a day-to-day basis. This includes everything from the tablets, presentation equipment and computers used in the classroom to the administrative IT systems that run the facility. When these systems go offline due to a blackout, critical functions like payroll, registration and scheduling are compromised. Departments can no longer communicate, students cannot upload papers or complete lessons, and sensitive data can be lost. Another area of concern is security, where power loss to networks can leave them vulnerable to hacking. 

  • Facility safety, security and communications: Without power from the grid or a backup generator, multiple important systems will go offline, often causing a facility to shut down for several days. This includes emergency lighting and security systems, refrigeration systems, smoke/fire detection, PA systems, access control systems and electronic doors, and electronic teaching equipment.  

Need to Hire a Generator? Choose CAT Rental for Safe, Reliable Power Solutions 

Need to hire a generator? Energy Power Systems Australia has you covered. We have a wide range of electric and diesel backup generators for sale and for hire between 20kVA and 2000 kVA as well as distribution and ancillary equipment to meet all your educational facility’s needs. To find out more about CAT rental generators or the services we offer, please contact our team today. 
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