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Since John is still doing his laundry during peak load hours, the utility is paying top dollar in infrastructure costs and high-cost backup power plants.
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It can also be connected to an external 5-volt Lithium-ion polymer battery for backup power, enabling use in areas where electricity can be inconsistent.
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The report calls for requiring nursing homes and adult-care facilities to have evacuation plans and backup power sources and asks for stricter enforcement of standards for utility companies.
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"Any reactor in the country that is faced with a station blackout or a loss of power and a backup is not as well-positioned as the reactor in Japan, " said Mr. Lochbaum.
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Verizon's "FiOS" fiber-optic landline service is also dependent on power and backup batteries.
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While enduring an epic flight delay at a New York City airport yesterday, I read a short commentary by the Pulitzer-prize winning author Anna Quindlen about the benefits of backup power generators.
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Circuit boards are double-insulated to protect against power surges, and there are backup power supplies that can be switched out on the fly.
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Cell-towers are dependent on electric power from the grid, but many of them have backup batteries, and in some cases generators that can power the antennas independently for longer.
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The drive features a bright blue LED indicator to indicate power and data transfer status, as well as the company's popular "one-touch backup" feature, which automatically backs up and synchronizes data with one easy touch.
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