Eaton

Many parts of the country had to ride out heat waves in July — with power outages hot on their trail. In fact, of the 345 blackouts tracked throughout the month, more than one-third — 125 incidents — were deemed weather-related. Thunderstorms, tornadoes, monsoons and microbursts all shouldered some of the blame for knocking out power to a collective 1.56 million customers for a total of nearly 19 days. Here, we detail some of the most significant, scary and suspect power outages of the month.

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Tags: Power Loss, IT , Backup Power | Posted in: News

You may want to curse your elementary school teacher. Despite what you probably learned as a child, Benjamin Franklin did not invent electricity. Check out our list of fascinating facts about electricity and the history of power.

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Tags: Power Loss, Backup Power | Posted in: Trends

Power outages clearly aren’t planning to take a vacation this summer. In June, Eaton’s Blackout Tracker logged 284 separate incidents across the U.S., affecting more than 1 million people over a collective 485 hours --- that’s more than 20 days! What, exactly, was culpable for leaving so many customers in the dark? Here’s just a snapshot….

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Tags: Power Loss, Backup Power | Posted in: News

What a week! That’s another Cisco Live logged in the books with a spotlight on IT superheroes, crusaders, innovators and leaders. In case you missed the action-packed event, here are the three highlights from my show experience:

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Tags: IT, Backup Power , Converged Infrastructure | Posted in: News

Customers often ask us to explain the difference between a surge protector and an uninterruptible power system (UPS) — and which device is better suited for their environment.

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Tags: UPS, IT | Posted in: UPS