As punishing cold strains electric grids across the U.S., operators are considering ordering data centers to run diesel-powered backup generators, a move that threatens to push prices for distillate ...

There's that relief that follows when power goes out and the sound of a generator kicks on. In just a few seconds, your lights are back, your A/C and fridge are up and running, and you don't have to ...

In the world of data centers, ensuring a facility will be online 99.999 percent of the time, is everything. Access to power is the number one priority when developers are trying to figure out where to ...

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--New research by economic and public policy consulting group M.Cubed finds a proliferation of backup generators across California, with nearly 90 percent being diesel ...

Weather, to put it mildly, is fickle. One moment it's sunny and breezy, and the next you're staring down a tornado barreling through your neighborhood. While it's not necessarily common to deal with ...

The first back-up diesel generator - which plays an essential role in safety systems - has been launched for the first unit at Turkey's Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant. (Image: Akkuyu NPP) Each of the four ...

Paul Huelskamp and Alex Meek were hiking near Mount Tamalpais in Marin County a few years ago when the peaceful quiet of the woods began to give way to the clatter of a diesel generator. When they ...