NBC Showcases the PowerReady™ IPS™ Again!
Battery-powered generators hit the market
Reported by: Glenn Glazer
Power Ready Indoor Power Systems
WEST PALM BEACH, FL: After Frances, Jeanne, Wilma and a few close calls, many have gone out and purchased generators to keep the necessities and creature comforts running while the power’s out.
One local company is now selling a new type of generator that runs on batteries.
The Indoor Power System, or IPS, has only been on the market for a few weeks, but the idea behind it, has been around for a while.
“This technology has been out for many, many, many years, the principles in the company basically took all those ideas and put them into a neat package that’s functional, portable, and brought it to market,” said Bill Dato, General Manager of PowerReady International.
The unit runs on a maintenance free rechargable battery. It is fuel free, doesn’t require any permits, doesn’t emit dangerous fumes, can be kept and run inside, and it’s virtually silent.
The indoor power system cuts out the noise of a gas powered generator, but how much power can it actually supply?
“It’s a bank of 12,000 watts. If you extract 3000 watts out within 24 hours, you could have four days of coverage,” explains Dato.
To put it into perspective, we measured this refridgerator we measured used about 25 watts an hour with the doors closed.
So that’s only about 600 watts a day to keep your food cool, which means there is still quite a bit of power to spare.
The unit is rechargeable through a number of sources, like your household outlets, or your car, but the one that gets you a federal tax credit is it’s available solar panels.
After all… sunshine is still free.


