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Your Friendly Neighborhood Power Solution

August 28, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesPicture this: It is nighttime, pitch black, outside of the occasional glimpse of the moon behind the cloudy night sky. The power keeps cutting in and out because of utility failures from a large load user that was recently put in down the block. You worry that if power doesn’t come back by the morning, that your produce and other perishable items will go bad. Who can you call to fix these issues? Your friendly neighborhood power solution, of course! Generators are always a great back-up to have on deck when you are at risk of losing power thanks to the large load put on the grid these days, but much like crime in an alternate reality version of New York, something is always bound to happen. When it does, our own personal Mesa Superheroes are there to save the day. Always There When Needed Despite some of our service technicians being bit by spiders on site, we are unaware that any of them have developed superpowers (we have heard of some claims of giant webs stuck to generators in

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Remote Monitoring Technology for Service

August 21, 2026

Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 21st century is old enough to be in an early mid-life crisis. The eternal optimism accompanying the calendar shift from the 90s to the 2000s has long faded. The 2020s are, in a way, a place of fear. Fear of ever-present technology, fear of when AI is going to become sentient and kill us all, and fear of all sorts of vegetable-borne illnesses. (Seriously look it up, there is a vegetable recall almost every week, many with dire consequences.). As a family, we are trying to manage the fear instilled in the kids by keeping a healthy (but skeptical) optimism about AI and technology. I also used to let my son lick the handrail at the airport whenever he wanted and ten years later, he has never been harmed by a vegetable. Technology has a way of making people uneasy, although it is generally fun and incredibly useful. And while we can opine on the downside of technology for days, we generally benefit as a society from its inclusion into our lives. At Mesa we embrace technology as a

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Optimizing Microgrid Performance Through Effective Data Integration

June 1, 2023

Reading Time: 3 minutesMicrogrids are an increasingly popular form of energy system, offering benefits such as improved energy resilience and reduced energy costs. However, as technology becomes more complex, effective data management becomes critical for optimizing system performance and achieving these benefits. In this article, we’ll discuss the benefits of data integration for optimizing microgrid performance and the challenges and best practices for implementing it. Benefits of Data Integration Improved Visibility and Control The first benefit of integrating data is improved visibility and control over microgrid operations. By feeding data from the microgrid into internal systems such as SCADA and energy management systems, operators gain a holistic view of the microgrid and can monitor and control system performance more effectively. This can lead to improved energy efficiency and lower costs, as operators can identify areas of the microgrid that are using excessive energy and make adjustments to optimize performance. Improved Decision-Making Another benefit of data integration is improved decision-making. By collecting and analyzing data from the microgrid, operators can gain insights into system performance and identify areas for improvement. This can help operators make

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Microgrid Controls: Communicating in Real-Time

November 18, 2022

Reading Time: 3 minutesWith the ever-evolving technological backdrop to society, people want instant feedback and access to information. We can monitor our front porch video feed from our cell phone while we are on a beach vacation, we can preheat the oven at our house before we leave the office, and we can start our cars in the bitter cold winter from the comfort and warmth of our homes. With the advancement of technology not slowing down, microgrids should have the functionality to communicate in real time. Below are three things a microgrid controller should be able to do: accept control commands, engage in site and wide area optimization, and report its own health.   Accept Control Commands Modern microgrid control systems have many features for managing the combined resources within their purview.  A good example of a feature grouping is the algorithms involved in the control of storage batteries.  Given some understanding of the future, such as tomorrow’s weather forecast or tomorrow’s power pricing, decisions must be made about when to charge and when to discharge the battery.  Many other control decisions have to be made

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Mesa’s Proprietary Telemetry System

June 21, 2022

Reading Time: 4 minutesThe design of Mesa’s generators keeps customers’ needs at the forefront. One of Mesa’s promises is to maintain a greater than 95% available uptime. To help us keep this promise, our generators regularly communicate with Mesa’s 24-hour Operations center via the onboard proprietary telemetry system. From this, local generator technicians can respond in a timely manner to address any issues that arise to keep your generator running or get it up and running again as quickly as possible.   Each Mesa generator comes equipped with a proprietary telemetry system installed and ready to work for you. Via satellite or cell towers, the system sends regular messages about the generator’s health, containing over 20 critical parameters. This information is stored in Mesa’s database and processed for access.   How does it work? GATHERS ELECTRICAL AND ENGINE DATA FROM THE GENERATOR Each generator telemetry computer is sampling large volumes of engine and electrical data and processing it onboard.  Through millions of hours of runtime experience, this proprietary system has evolved to focus only on key, relevant data, and get rid of the noise.  When

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