Lee VanOpdorp, P.E., Corporate Electrical Department Manager KJWW Engineering Consultants Rock Island, Ill.

Power Quality on a Budget

Power quality is a hot topic in today's computer-rich environment. The cost of lost productivity, lost product or damaged equipment is potentially high. For a major corporate or financial data-processing center, the cost of downtime can be millions of dollars per hour. On the other hand, when it comes to general business, school or other non-critical operations, the cost of downtime is not quit...