Reliable Backup Power

The data center is powered by a 480 volt service from Duquesne Light Company. Should the power fail, a Cat generator will automatically switch into service supplying power to the UPS, data center air-conditioning, and all of the building's lighting. The generator takes only two minutes to go from a cold start to being on-line. Your servers will not be off-line due to power service problems.

FYI: In the ten year history of the building, the generator has only operated for 82 hours as of the time this Web page was created. Almost all of the run-time is due to generator testing. The power service to the building is very reliable!

We are able to test the generator under full load without having to switch the building's power from commercial service to the generator. A resistive load is used to load test the generator. This is just another way we make sure our backup generator is in great working order.

aspStation, Inc.
4736 Penn Avenue
Pittsburgh, Pa. 15224
412-661-6001