Backup Power For Cold Storage

Many homeowners and small businesses have cold storage units, or large freezers, that require constant cold temperatures, losing power could be an incredibly costly incident.

When installing a home generator and picking out the right unit, the two biggest considerations are how many appliances and “things” you have to power, and what of those things you actually want to power during an outage. Partial installations, in which only certain circuits are set to run on the backup generator, are often requested for these sorts of projects.

Most (but not all) homes trying to run a backup generator will require something within the range of 13kW to 20kW, but that typical power draw changes quite dramatically when you factor something like a cold storage unit into the mix. If your only concern is the storage, then you can get a partial install with a smaller generator, making sure you only choose the handful of circuits that are most critical to your home or small business operation.

You always have the option as well of purchasing a larger generator, but it is important to keep in mind that the price of your project will scale with the size of the generator, and generators moving into the high 20kW and 30kW models tend to be considerably larger and louder across all different brands and models; this may not be much of an issue for some but could be a serious deterrent for others.

Hurricane Home Solutions is certified Cummins Sales and Service provider in Upstate New York, servicing all the way from Albany to Buffalo, and parts beyond. If you’re interested in learning more about backup power solutions and the specific use conditions, feel free to give us a call at our main office - (585) 244-0099 - or consider submitting a form submission here on our website.