37 Tips for Power Generation Rentals

Published by Rental Equipment Register.

Power generation jobs are easy and uncomplicated, right? Power is out somewhere, they call a rental company, they grab a generator, toss it into the back of a truck, bring it to the right address, plug it in and the lights are on. That’s all there is to it, right?

Well, not exactly. Whether it’s powering a construction jobsite, an industrial facility, a hospital, an office building, a business, an apartment or single-family home, a football game, a live theater presentation or rock concert, the rental company needs to ask a lot of questions before the equipment is ready for the jobsite. And for every tip listed here, we have no doubt there are several more aspects we didn’t cover.

If you’re new to power generation rental, here are a few things to keep in mind. And then you can start to do your research. If you’re a veteran, perhaps there’s still a few suggestions that might help, thanks to some power rental experts that offered some tips. It’s thanks to them this article was written.

No. 1: It starts with sales: The most important work on any power generation job is what you do long before you start. Many of your customers never thought about this issue until the power actually goes out. Which is why you need power generation salespeople on the ground.

I was once told by a power specialist: “I have a power solution for every business in North America. I just have to let every business know that we’re here!” Any business owner or manager who doesn’t have a power outage plan in advance is negligent. So start knocking on the door of every business or home that you see.

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