What do the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, soccer's World Cup, the Rio de Janeiro Carnival in Brazil, and the World Trade Center site have in common? Other than being high-profile events or sites of intense public interest, they are also highly energy-intensive. And in each case, rental power played a key role in addressing the temporary electricity demand. While high-profile events such as these attract much of the publicity, rental power solutions extend far beyond the bright media lights, into applications such as utility grid support, replacement power during scheduled or unscheduled outages at industrial and commercial facilities, on-site power supply at construction sites, and "insurance" power for clients concerned about high electricity prices. And although the rental power market has slowed somewhat from where it was the last two years - when business was booming to help utilities deal with inadequate capacity and hot weather - the rental power market is establishing itself as a critical cog in the power machine.
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