Planning Your Power Needs

How much would it cost your organization if your network were to fail due to a power loss? With today's growing problem of electrical power supplies getting worse and worse every day, it should be a main concern. Below is a poll that is compiled each year by Contingency Planning Research (CPR), which outlines some loses for different businesses, on the average, that are incurred during a power loss of one hour. Look over the data. It may give you a feeling as to the real world costs of power loss.

Business Operation Hourly Financial Impact

900 Number Services
Airline Reservation Centers
Bank ATM Service Fees
Brokerage House (stocks)
Catalog Sales Centers
Cellular Services Activation
Credit Card Sales Authorizations
Infomercial 800 Number Promotions
Network Connection Fees
Package Shipping Service Requests
Telephone Ticket Sales

$ 54,000--$70,000

$67,000--$112,000

$ 12,000--$17,000

$5.6 million--$7.3 million

$ 60,000--$120,000

$38,000--$44,000

$2.2 million--$3.1 million

$175,000--$224,000

$ 23,500--$32,000

$ 24,500--$32,000

$ 56,000--$82,000

Now that you can see what could happen to your costs during the loss of power over one hour, imagine the cost if the power was to go down over a period of several hours or even days. The good news is almost all these problems can be avoided with the correct equipment installed and maintained. Pacific Data Electric's experience with designing and building UPS Battery Backup and Emergency Generator Power Systems over the past 15 years gives us a vast technological advantage over other contractors. Our team is constantly updating that knowledge with continuing education, and can provide you with a technical assessment of your needs designing a system that meets the critical requirements of your company. We can provide services in support of your critical network needs and information systems, including UPS and Battery Backup systems, collocation facilities installation and maintenance, clean rooms, top-secret facility requirements, AC/DC electrical power plant requirements, building management and monitoring systems, fire suppression systems, HVAC systems integration and data/voice/fiber optic systems.

Whether your needs are minor or extensive, PDE is available to help you. Our goal with our customers and clients is to develop a relationship based on integrity and trust with every project we undertake. Our business is to help your business prepare for unplanned and unwanted power outages, and to keep your company ahead of your competitors in dealing with power outages. Let us partner with you in planning your power needs.