Why Emergency Backup Power?
There are literally dozens of reasons for power disruption, most involving catastrophic weather events, Acts of God, or unforeseen events impacting the electrical power grid or the local infrastructure. There is another reason to install an emergency back-up power system that is rarely addressed, however, it is a valid use of the technology. As a hypothetical exercise, assume an island several miles offshore. An isolated mountaintop shares the same characteristics for this case. There is no commercial power available and installation of power lines is a very expensive proposition. To further complicate the problem, assume the island or mountain peak is uninhabited. This virtually guarantees any consideration to install power lines to the installation is so far down the list of the power company’s priorities that it is unlikely in the extreme that commercial power will ever be installed. A building on the island houses a low-power navigational beacon and transmitter. An emergency back-u
