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> Edit: I bet it had diesel generators when it was in service with AT&T to boot. That's where AT&T screwed up in Nashville when their DC got bombed. They relie
by Scoundreller 2y ago
> Edit: I bet it had diesel generators when it was in service with AT&T to boot.
That's where AT&T screwed up in Nashville when their DC got bombed. They relied on natural gas generators for their electrical backup. No diesel tank farm. Big fire = fire department shuts down natural gas as wide as deemed necessary and everything slowly dies as the UPS batteries die.
They also didn't have roll-up generator electrical feed points, so they had to figure out how to wire those up once they could get access again, delaying recovery.
https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/kk3j0m/nashville_bombing_occurred_outside_of_a_major_att/?rdt=64520 https://old.reddit.com/r/sysadmin/comments/kk3j0m/nashville_...
- m463 2y agoInteresting. I've seen some power outages in california, and noticed that comcast/xfinity had these generator trailers rolled up next to telephone poles, probably powering the low voltage network infrastructure below the power lines.