A secure perimeter is a competitive edge

When thieves stole 300 feet of copper grounding wire from a Southern California Edison substation more than 19,000 customers were without power until repairs could be made.

As the price of copper continues to rise, so do thefts like these. The incidents show just how vulnerable the energy we all depend on every day can be. Security of remote power arrays is more important than ever. But these days security means more than preventing damage or theft. It means guarding your business – and the business continuity of every one of your customers.

Actually, it goes farther than that even. Imagine a week without power...or two weeks, or more. Imagine rolling black outs from random terrorist attacks. That's when what's known as "terror amplification" creates panic everywhere, whether people lose power or not.

Clearly, these are not times for shotgun approaches to security – because theft isn't the only issue. After the terror attacks of 9/11, federal mandates required the upgrading and back up of the nation's IT infrastructure, but as of today, there have been no requirements to upgrade the physical infrastructure.

What's needed is a strategic approach based on security convergence – the integration of security and back-up systems to create redundancy.

PowerPlus Security experts have more than 30 years of experience in all types of corporate and facilities security. We are well versed in digital video and access control technologies – and, collaborating with our partners at PowerPlus Engineering and PowerPlus Electric, we can develop, design, and implement new solutions, such as lighting for solar fields, if current technologies are not adequate.

We help clients explore the most effective ways to meet and exceed requirements on a wide variety of projects for utilities, renewable energy companies, mining, heavy industry and government agencies and organizations – to ensure our business' competitive edge remains secure.

Energy. People. Security. Continuity.