<body><div>Stephen BlackDistrict 1 Commissioner<figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=1wyMmk_1GxtHq1n00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=1wyMmk_1GxtHq1n00" width="466" height="617" ><figcaption>The new uninterruptible power battery at the Houston County E911 center. SUBMITTED</figcaption></figure>On Oct. 30, the Houston County E911 commissioned a new uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC).What is a UPS? It’s a battery charger, a very large battery and an inverter, which keeps constant power flowing to critical systems such as computers and radios. Without a UPS every glitch in the power has the potential to crash computers, drop calls and reset the radio system, per TECB standards a E911 UPS must have the capacity to run the EOC for at least 90 minutes in case there is a delay in the standby generator starting up.The EOC’s prior UPS was installed when the facility was constructed in 2012 and unfortunately the model was discontinued at the time of install. Fast forward and the UPS is now 14 years old and facing over $35,000 in required maintenance on a unit where the manufacturer is ending support. Given this, the E911 board elected to replace the unit, cost was $82,689, which was partially offset by a $50,000 grant from TVA.Installation (which involved briefly required powering down the facility) was coordinated by the E911 director Holly Healey with support from Jeff Perigo from Perigo communications with backup call-taking from Stewart County E911.</div></body>

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On Oct. 30, the Houston County E911 commissioned a new uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). What is a UPS? It’s a battery charger, a very large battery and an inverter, which keeps constant power flowing to critical systems such as computers and radios. Without a UPS every glitch in the power has the potential to crash computers, drop calls and reset the radio system, per TECB standards a E911 UPS must have the capacity to run the EOC for at least 90 minutes in case there is a delay in the standby generator starting up.

Houston County E911 commissions new power battery

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On Oct. 30, the Houston County E911 commissioned a new uninterruptible power supply (UPS) at the Emergency Operations Center (EOC). What is a UPS? It’s a b

Houston County E911 commissions new power battery

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