Powering Ahead

RunReady magazine highlights best practices in distributed power generation

Grab your digital copy of RunReady. Learn from customers just like you who have used Cat^® generator sets, switchgear, and ancillary equipment to reach their goals of ensuring continuous power, emergency power, and increased energy efficiency while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

For the last decade, RunReady has profiled customers with applications ranging from cruise ships to paper mills in North America and internationally. Learn about the complete scope of the project with expert guidance from Caterpillar on product selection, installation, operation, and maintenance.

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Top Story: Life Underground

In the Texas Hill Country just north of San Antonio, Natural Bridge Caverns features multiple tour experiences through two distinct caverns that each extend for one-half mile. Operators of the historic natural landmark ensure that visitors are never left in the dark thanks to five Cat standby diesel generator sets that keep the lights on in the event of a power outage.

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Top Story: Self Sustaining

An Iowa farmer was building a barn for 2,400 hogs last year when his Cat dealer informed him that he could cut the cost of power to the facility with solar energy. More than a year later, Kory Hagen is saving an average of $1,200 per month on his utility bill with a 50 kW solar array.

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Top Story: Safety Net

New Orleans has an 11 percent chance of experiencing the impact of a hurricane during an average year, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Last year, Children’s Hospital New Orleans rode out Hurricane Ida without incident as it ran flawlessly on standby power from six Cat generator sets for the storm’s duration.

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Top Story: Leading Edge

As a data center in the heart of downtown Omaha, 1623 Farnam is the interconnection point for the country’s largest carriers on their east-west and north-south routes. Housed in a former telecommunications hub, the facility named after its street address serves as the center of secure on-ramps to the world’s biggest cloud providers.