Enchanted Rock, a leading provider of electrical resiliency-as-a-service, has been selected by Ben E. Keith Company, one of the largest food and beverage distributors in the country, to provide its Dallas beverage distribution facility with a natural gas-powered dual-purpose resiliency microgrid. Enchanted Rock’s integrated Resiliency on Call (iROC) service, providing full facility backup power capacity, will ensure Ben E. Keith Beverages’ ability to deliver the highest quality products with uninterrupted business continuity during unplanned or planned grid outages.
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Unplanned or unexpected power outages in the Dallas-Fort Worth area have been on the rise due to factors such as increasingly frequent and severe weather events, an aging grid and interruptions driven by major community construction. Because of the increased automation of operations at Ben E. Keith Beverages’ facilities, outages as short as five minutes could result in prolonged and expensive delays. Also, for beverage products that require cold storage at certain temperatures, prolonged grid outages are not an option.
“Though efforts have been made towards improving the quality and reliability of our electric utility, we want to be prepared for any future outage that may occur at this location, and protect ourselves against potential business shut-downs due to utility loss,” said Jon Thompson, Vice President of Operations for Ben. E. Keith Beverages. “We were attracted to Enchanted Rock by their track record of helping other major Texas operations maintain power while others experienced outages and operational interruptions. In addition to increased resilience, we are excited by the cleaner and quieter performance of these natural gas generators.”
Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Enchanted Rock delivers electrical resiliency-as-a-service with natural gas reliability microgrids that exceed the country’s strictest emission requirements. By fully managing and monitoring the microgrid 24/7, 365 days a year, Enchanted Rock will provide worry-free reliability for Ben E. Keith Beverages’ largest distribution center. The iROC model supplies full-facility resiliency at a fraction of the cost of a standard reliability system, all while producing less than a tenth of the emissions of traditional diesel power backup systems.