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Aquaculture Backup Generators — Buyer's Guide
One power event without backup can destroy an entire cycle. Backup power in aquaculture is life-safety infrastructure, not a convenience. Size for the longest historic outage plus margin, and cover oxygen and circulation as the top priority.
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Typical applications
- Standby for RAS oxygen and circulation
- Cage-site feed barges and lighting
- Processing plant reefer continuity
Project sizes
- Small farm: $30K–$300K
- Commercial site: $300K–$5M
Selection criteria
- Sizing against critical load (not full plant)
- ATS and fuel-lead-time design
- Emission compliance in target market
- Service network and spares
Questions buyers should ask
- What is the critical-load basis of design?
- Fuel autonomy at continuous load?
- ATS transfer time and testing regime?
Common procurement mistakes
- Sizing on full plant load, not critical load
- Ignoring fuel supply chain in remote sites
RFQ recommendations
- Tender against a critical-load list and outage-duration spec
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