HCI Energy's Hybrid Power Shelter™ Maintains Broadband Service During Remnants of Alaska Typhoon Merbok
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Tuesday, November 29, 2022
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Just weeks before the storm, Alaska Tribal Broadband had installed a turnkey Hybrid Power Shelter from Kansas City-based HCI Energy.
Key Points:
- Just weeks before the storm, Alaska Tribal Broadband had installed a turnkey Hybrid Power Shelter from Kansas City-based HCI Energy.
- The hybrid shelter houses the broadband company's satellite telecommunications and electronics equipment combined with HCI's Zero-glitch Power Module (ZPM) power backup system.
- "During the storm, power was down, but thankfully HCI's integrated Hybrid Power Shelter was able to power the communications equipment for four days and could have kept running for several weeks," commented Harold Johnston, Founder and President of Alaska Tribal Broadband.
- Alaska Tribal Broadband, a native-owned non-profit Alaska Corporation, is establishing affordable and reliable broadband services in Alaska's remotest locations.