Energy and Power
Where Backup Power Meets Sustainability in Healthcare Facilities
As battery storage, solar and microgrids gain traction, power system manufacturers share how healthcare facilities can integrate cleaner technologies without compromising reliability.
8/8/2025
Backup Power Is a Lifeline: What Healthcare Facility Managers Must Get Right
From compliance and patient safety to community resilience, facility managers must prioritize preventive maintenance, training and technology to ensure uninterrupted power.
8/1/2025
Texas Law Limits Backup Power Mandates for Senior Care Facilities
As Texas relaxes generator mandates, healthcare facility managers now face tough decisions about emergency power investments and resident safety.
7/25/2025
Backup Power's Expanding Role in Emergency Preparedness for Healthcare
Manufacturers discuss design strategies, code shifts and lessons learned from real-world disasters.
7/23/2025
How Backup Power Needs Vary Across Healthcare Settings
Manufacturers discuss how evolving codes, technologies and care settings shape healthcare backup power strategies.
7/18/2025
The Future of Backup Power Systems in Healthcare Facilities
Manufacturers discuss what trends are shaping the future of backup power systems in healthcare.
7/11/2025
Case Study: AdventHealth Altamonte Springs Completes Canopy Solar Project
The 3-megawatt photovoltaic system is now powering approximately a third of the corporate campus's electricity needs with solar energy.
6/20/2025
How to Future-Proof Healthcare Facilities for EV Charging Integration
EV charging represents a significant investment, making it essential to carefully plan how charging stations can be incorporated.
3/21/2025
Retrofitting Healthcare Facilities for EV Charging
With EV adoption growing, healthcare facilities may face some challenges when retrofitting their buildings for charging.
3/14/2025
Charging Ahead: Incentives Driving EV Charging in Healthcare Facilities
Manufacturers discuss how incentives impact the decision-making process.
3/7/2025
EV Charging in Healthcare: Does the ROI Make Sense for the C-Suite?
Convincing the C-suite to invest in EV charging calls for a strategic approach that balances financial returns with environmental benefits.
2/28/2025
Power Reliability: NFPA Electrical Cycle of Safety
Ensuring facilities meet current codes and standards can establish a holistic level of electrical resilience.
1/22/2025
Backup Power: Challenges and Solutions
By ensuring reliable, resilient and cost-effective solutions, managers can meet demands of healthcare operations and safeguard patients.
12/9/2024
Western Washington Healthcare Facilities Recover from 'Bomb Cyclone'
Backup power and advanced prep are critical to weathering winter storms.
11/27/2024
Ameresco Partners with UCI Health to Power All-Electric, Zero-Emission Hospital Campus
Solar photovoltaic arrays will power the all-electric medical campus.
11/19/2024
Making a Microgrid: Valley Children's Healthcare's Sustainability and Resilience Project
Valley Children’s Healthcare faces a few growing energy issues threatening their operations. Their answer? A microgrid.
10/17/2024
Power When It Counts: Emergency Power Strategies
Facility managers and technicians face myriad challenges in ensuring reliable emergency power for healthcare facilities.
9/23/2024
Kiewit and Veolia Collaborate with Henry Ford Health for Central Energy Hub
The hub will provide heating and cooling via a hot and cold-water system that will tie into the new hospital facilities.
7/1/2024
Facility Makes Zero Energy History
Pueblo Community Health Center in Colorado is the first zero energy outpatient healthcare facility in North America.
6/26/2024
Klickitat Valley Health Installs Zero-Emission Fuel Cell System
The fuel cell system was created via a partnership between Kohler and Toyota.
3/22/2024
Preparing Healthcare Facilities for Severe Thunderstorms
Hardening plans and collaboration with local stakeholders can aid in prep for severe weather.
3/14/2024
Microgrids Help Build Energy-Resilient Healthcare Facilities
In the face of extreme conditions affecting power supplies, microgrids can provide an uninterruptable solution.
12/1/2023
Florida Hospital Experiences Two Power Outages in Less Than 24 Hours
Facilities management can mitigate potential outages through training and planning.
10/4/2023
What Kinds of Energy Efficient Technologies Can Hospitals Use?
From LED lighting to building automation systems, there are many types of technology that hospitals can employ.
5/23/2023
Backup Power Keeps Hospitals Operating in Times of Crisis
Here are strategies and tactics to ensure facilities have reliable backup power options when patients need it the most.
6/23/2022
St. Charles Health System Upgrades Electrical System with Minimal Disruptions
Planning was critical to ensure emergency care could be provided while power was switched to the new system.
4/6/2022
Advance in Thermal Energy Storage Shows Promise
Breakthrough could play major role in decarbonizing buildings
11/29/2021
LA County Addresses Aging Hospital Generators
Deployment of generator-monitoring technology provides real-time alerts to hospitals during power outages
11/3/2021
NEMA Offers Motors and Generators Standard for Free
Standard provides guidance for motor manufacturers, state and local codes, repair shops, contractors, facilities managers and original equipment manufacturers
9/23/2021
Long-Term Care Facility Reduces Carbon Footprint With No Upfront Costs
Case Study: Crown Point Health Suites upgraded lighting to LED fixtures and added HVAC sensors
9/10/2021
