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When the Power Goes Out On Purpose
In the past, losing power meant something had gone wrong. It could be that a storm knocked down a line, equipment failed, or demand overwhelmed the grid. Today, in California, Nevada and across parts of the United States, power is being shut off on purpose. Utilities are increasingly turning to what’s known as Public Safety […]
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Could Battery Backup Help When Ski Lifts Stop During Outages?
Late November 2025, a routine afternoon at a ski area in Wisconsin turned into an emergency when a sudden power outage halted the resort’s main chairlift. Fourteen skiers and snowboarders at Sunburst Ski Hillwere left suspended mid-air — some for nearly an hour — until ski patrol, local firefighters, and sheriff’s deputies orchestrated a rope-chair […]
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Engineering for Electrical Resilience: Top Considerations in Mission-Critical Power Planning
In an era where downtime is measured not in hours but in cascading economic losses and operational failures, the conversation around mission-critical infrastructure increasingly centers on resilient electrical design. Data centers, advanced manufacturing plants, defense installations, and telecommunications networks all rely on systems that cannot afford a flicker. For electrical engineers tasked with designing or […]
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