Winter weather warning for power users

Commercial and industrial power consumers are being warned not to be complacent about potential power quality issues during the autumn and winter months. Robin Koffler, managing director, Advance Galatrek, advised that, ‘Any businesses choosing to ignore the effect that darker days and colder temperatures have on the power chain do so at their peril.’

As the nights draw in, energy usage increases exponentially which, combined with an increased demand from domestic users, conspires to worsen the quality of the mains power supplied to offices, factories, retail premises and public sector facilities.

Koffler added, ‘Greater peak demand means more pressure on our electricity generating facilities. This in turn comprises the quality of the power supply.’ As a simple rule, an increase in the number of megawatts supplied will result in a greater incidence of power outages and quality related problems such as sags, surges spikes and brownouts. The effect is compounded because industry and commerce consume more power for longer in the darker months and this increases the length of time that they are exposed to likely power quality shortfalls.

Koffler concluded, ‘To guard against the dramatic reduction in lifespan caused to these items, companies should install voltage spike and surge protection devices to combat both external lighting, grid induced surges and internally generated spikes.’

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