Energy Resilience: Solar, UPS and Generator Backup with Monitoring
@fnet designs energy resilience systems for businesses in Gauteng that combine solar, UPS and generator backup, from our base in Midrand. @fnet Projects sizes and installs the equipment to your load, and @fnet Systems sets up remote monitoring and alerts, so you know the backup is ready and can see how it performs.
Backup designed as one system
Solar, batteries, UPS and generators each solve part of the problem. Solar cuts daytime costs, batteries and UPS carry critical loads through short gaps, and a generator covers long outages. Bought separately, they often overlap in some places and leave gaps in others.
We design them together, starting from what must stay on and for how long. Then we add monitoring: alerts when the grid fails, when batteries run low or when a generator does not start, and reports on solar production. You find out about a problem before an outage does.
Who does what on this project
When businesses call us
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Outages stop work
Every power cut means lost production, sales or data.
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Rising electricity costs
You want to cut what you buy from the grid as well as keep the lights on.
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Backup you cannot see
Nobody knows whether the batteries are charged or the generator will start.
Four steps. One person accountable.
- Step 1
Assess
We measure your load and agree what must stay on, and for how long.
- Step 2
Quote
You get one fixed quote for the equipment, installation and monitoring.
- Step 3
Deliver
We install and commission the system, then test a full outage with you.
- Step 4
Support
Monitoring alerts the right people, and planned maintenance keeps it ready.
Questions
Do we need solar, a generator or both?
It depends on what must stay on, for how long and your electricity costs. Many businesses combine them: solar for savings, batteries or UPS for instant cover and a generator for long outages. We model the options for your site.
What does remote monitoring show?
Typically grid status, battery levels, solar production and generator status, with alerts sent to the people who need to act.
Can you build on equipment we already have?
Often, yes. We assess existing solar, UPS or generators and design around them where they are in good condition and compatible.
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