1. Another occurred in Trussville, near Birmingham, where a man using a generator was killed by carbon monoxide fumes. 2. Across the country, diesel-powered generators are used in buildings like hospitals and trading houses, where avoiding power outages is crucial. 3. Drake does not use his generator for his computers, he said, because his cable modem Internet connection would go dead in a blackout. 4. In response, these businesses are becoming resourceful in fighting the blackouts, from using generators to dimming lights to conserving energy. 5. Luciano Caligari, manager of security at the factory, said employees asked him nearly every day if they could use the generators to work after hours. 6. Officials at the system operator organization and environmentalists say the Pataki administration plans to expand the definition to allow backup generators to be used more often. 7. Steam generators are used to convert water into the steam that is used to the spin the electricity-generating turbine in a nuclear plant. 8. That material, oxygen generators that are used as emergency equipment on some planes, is now barred as cargo. 9. The electric motor is shut off and the generator is used if the battery needs topping off. 10. The generators are used to produce oxygen for passenger emergency oxygen systems. |