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New Requirements for Skilled Nursing Facilities – AB 2511

  Table of Contents What Is It?What do Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) need to do?How We Can HelpWhat Is It? AB 2511 became law September 29, 2022, requiring California’s Skilled Nursing Facilities (SNFs) to be compliant with updated backup power rules by January 1, 2024. Rules extend the requirement for on-site backup power available fuel […]

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South Placer Fire District Trusts CD & Power as #1 Generator Source

In the aftermath of recent natural disasters, it’s become clear that power outages threaten facilities across California, including fire departments. The South Placer Fire District in Granite Bay, CA, recognized the risk and concluded that all of their fire facilities needed backup generators to ensure their readiness. That is where CD & Power was asked […]

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Are You In or Are You Out? Air Quality Compliance is a Priority of CD & Power and Our Customers!

Did you know that we are our own customer? Because we have an extensive fleet of portable generators available to rent, our technicians can get pretty busy installing, servicing, and fueling our own equipment. In 2017 things were extra hectic because we brought on 12 (yes TWELVE) new portable generators ranging from 50KW to 1MW. […]

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Impact of Hurricane Recovery on Parts & Service Availability

Just like you, we have been watching the unfolding emergencies caused by Irma and Harvey and the wildfires in Oregon and Montana. Luckily, we are in a position to help so are providing generators as requested to support impacted areas. Rest assured that our relief commitments have not inhibited our ability to supply generators to our Northern California […]

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CD & Power Recognized on Top Workplaces 2017 List - Third Year in a Row

CD & Power Recognized on Top Workplaces 2017 List – Third Year in a Row

Putting employees first earns CD & Power a spot on Bay Area News Group small business Top Workplaces list for 3rd year in a row. Martinez, CA – June 27, 2017 – Headquartered in the competitive labor market of the San Francisco Bay Area, CD & Power seems to have cracked the code for attracting […]

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The difference between brownouts and blackouts

What is the Difference Between Brownouts and Blackouts?? Why You Should Be Concerned!!

Table of Contents Brownouts and Blackouts: What’s the Difference?What is a Brownout?What is a Blackout?Brownouts and Blackouts: What’s the Difference? What is a Brownout? According to Wikipedia, a brownout is an intentional or unintentional drop in voltage in an electrical power supply system. Intentional brownouts are used for load reduction in an emergency.  The reduction […]

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Electrical Generating Systems Association: Here we come!

CD & Power President, Jill Collaro, and I departed SFO on a Saturday afternoon not sure what we would be encountering at our first EGSA Conference.  We had looked through the schedule and determined our divide-and-conquer strategy for getting the most we could in three short days. Our first networking event on Sunday evening was […]

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Power Generation For Everybody

Last week, Martha Stewart published a video about her experience having a generator installed on her farm in Bedford, New York. Her home there has been called more like a small village, set on 153 acres of farmland. It takes a somewhat large parcel of land for a generator — especially in California where many […]

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Pondering the Future of Power Generation

This photo of CD & Power Technician George Enos’s son got me thinking about the future and generators and all the possibilities held by our precious children. Yeah, I know, kind of esoteric for a Thursday. But it’s July and lots of folks around here are on vacation!! Anyway, I have always been fascinated with […]

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