Do You Have a Power Outage Contingency Plan?
Businesses everywhere are using the catch phrase “AI Powered”.
AI is an outstanding tool: one we’re leaning on more each day. Companies are using it as their battle cry and children everywhere are handing in suspiciously similar homework in history class. Despite the opposition to AI, it is rapidly becoming an essential tool across industries. It has become something for marketers to hang their keywords on and companies to use as a buzzword.
But what happens when the power goes out?
No more AI.
Just consider that for a moment.
AI only exists in the digital world . Just like the internet. So is AI the internet? Or is the internet AI? What comes next? Which pill do I take? Most importantly: if your business is AI powered what is powering your AI?
The Unreliable Power Grid
How can we say this diplomatically? The power grid in the U.S. is questionable at best. To be fair, it is not really anyone’s fault. Population density is rising, technology is developing at a rapid rate, and the grid is struggling to keep up.
Think about how many things you charge every day.
Thirty years ago, almost nothing required charging. Today, my toothbrush, shaver, scale, and warming toilet seat all need chargers – and that’s just the bathroom. Multiply that across your house, then across your neighborhood, and it’s easy to see why the grid is struggling.
What Can the Power Company Do?
This is the eternal question. Historically, the solution to high demand has been to shut the power off. While effective, this solution is not ideal. Not unless you are one of those crunchy families on social media, where everyone is forced into a mandatory “technology time out.”
For businesses, outages mean idle employees, increased security risks, and lost revenue. Those issues are compounded when you have a situation like a hospital or nursing home where power could mean the difference between life and death. And your AI powered business? When the power goes out the only thing left to do is grab the fishing pole and a cold beverage because AI isn’t working. No power, no AI.
Mesa Provides Options
Battery technology? Getting there, but not quite ready for prime time. Renewables? Great! When they’re feasible. Currently there is even an interesting push to utilize microgrids on a neighborhood level.
The good news is you don’t need a microgrid to stay operational. Mesa Power Solutions offers scalable, independent power options for businesses of any size. Preparedness is not simply making sure your business can withstand a fire or a flood! Keeping the doors open during a natural disaster can make all the difference.
Of course, power outages may not be due to a natural disaster at all. In Colorado, we have scheduled blackouts, sometimes for hours, due to wildfire threats from transmission lines being toppled. At least those outages come with a warning. Wouldn’t it feel better to be prepared and not have to consider closing your business for the day?
If you are ready to explore Mesa independent power generation options, please do not hesitate to reach out to our sales team for more information. Because frankly, a world without AI is simply terrifying.
