WFEC installs backup generator for Marianna city water system
A top-quality generator from West Florida Electric Cooperative now provides backup power for one of the City of Marianna’s public water system’s main well pumps. WFEC recently installed a 250-kilowatt Cummins unit to ensure the city’s well number five can continue to operate should electric service be interrupted. In reviewing bids from various equipment providers, Marianna Public Works Director Victor Vickery sought not only a superior product, but expert installation and service, as well. "We looked high and low for the best equipment for an emergency application. Cummins is a manufacturer who has a history of building reliable equipment," he said. "We got a good price, and the service was excellent. We were very fortunate to be able to do business with West Florida Electric."
WFEC can furnish a generator to meet any need, large or small – from portable types for campers, to PTO-drive models for farm use, to powerful stationary units for municipal, commercial or industrial use – all with professional installation available, "at cost." WFEC offers its generators through an arrangement with Cowart Electric, of Valdosta, Ga., which provides expert generator selection and installation, including a preliminary assessment of the customer’s engineering, sizing and specification requirements.
Cowart is experienced in installing and maintaining generators for municipalities and other government entities and facilities such as Georgia Tech University -- but devotes the same, high- quality service to residential consumers, as well. The company also performs load bank testing for facilities such as hospitals, as fire prevention codes require.
When WFEC began offering generators in response to consumers’ requests, the Co-op thoroughly researched both the products on the market and the suppliers. In addition to outstanding, experienced service, Cowart offers the best products available – unlike some companies that are merely "assemblers," who try to pair the cheapest engine with the cheapest generator. In these low-end units, the engine and generator don’t match, creating harmonic distortion, which destroys voltage-sensitive electrical equipment.
On the other hand, the generators Cowart provides easily meet clean power requirements, averaging 7 percent, whereas a typical generator can produce harmonic distortion levels averaging more than 40 percent. This superior quality played a crucial role in Marianna’s decision to purchase the generator for its well pump from WFEC. "To any municipality or county that might be looking for a power generator, I would suggest that the lowest bid is not always the best answer when you’re looking at emergency equipment," said Vickery.
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