While assessing the damage in an area recently hit by an EF4
Tornado we came across this telecom hub.
The little building was unharmed by the tornado. Just a fraction of a mile to the Northeast
homes and businesses were totally demolished. It appeared the portable generator had been
placed there "just in case". It may have been brought in as preparation in
the event of a power outage. The power
in the area was out but the portable generator was not hooked up or running.
It's uncommon to see a hub like this without a critical power
standby generator unit installed. That
is, as opposed to the portable unit as seen in the picture. Also unusual is the lack of security around
the building. It sits in a reasonably safe
area, but it still seems strange to not have a fence or other deterrent to
crime.
This is the type of remote facility Three Phase updates and
modernizes. Many of the telecom head-ends and hubs we work
on are existing facilities that are upgraded.
Yes, new ones are being built but it’s more likely to see substantial
renovations of older outdated facilities.
Following renovations this facility would have a permanently
installed standby generator sitting on a nice concrete pad with an automatic
transfer switch. Also an uninterruptable
power supply (battery bank) commonly known as a UPS would be installed. A fence with a gate and maybe a simple
security camera system would be installed.
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