[Facilities Services Notifications] 04/07/2021 – Multiple Building Proposed Electrical Shutdown

[Facilities]

PROPOSED SHUTDOWN NOTIFICATION
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DATE
03/31/2021
FROM
Facilities Services
TO
Multiple Impacted Building Occupants
SUBJECT
04/07/2021– Multiple Building Proposed Electrical Shutdown
Please be advised this electrical shutdown will impact various buildings on Wednesday, April 7th from 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. Please read below for exact details.


PURPOSE

The 5000 kVA transformer originally damaged in Jan. 2021 has been repaired and is ready for installation. This repair will return impacted buildings to regular and permanent power.

It will be necessary to perform the permanent power tie-in on Wednesday, April 7th from 6:00 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.

Please review the details of the planned interruption below:

The following buildings will experience a power service interruption lasting up to 4 hours duration.  We will provide impacted building occupants updates as to when the power is restored.

Impacted Buildings
Batchelor Hall
Growth Chamber Facility 1 (GFC1)
Botanic Gardens
Keen Hall
Boyden Laboratory
Life Sciences Building
College Building North
Spieth Hall, Herbarium and Vivarium
Fawcett Laboratory
Stored Products Insecticide (SPI) Building
Facilities Services Annex A and B
University Office Building
Greenhouses 1-3 and 18-21


Concerned occupants should take the following precautions:

  *   If you have sensitive research equipment or systems you know can be impacted by power interruption and you have not connected them to uninterrupted power devices (UPS) and surge protectors, please plan to disconnect and turn off equipment for the duration of the day to avoid any damage.
  *   Additional information on how to power down your lab may be found from our partners at EH&S: https://ehs.ucr.edu/laboratory/utilities.


CONTACT

Christopher Pillen, Assistant Director of Maintenance Services
christopher.pillen at ucr.edu<mailto:christopher.pillen at ucr.edu>

Brian Hambleton, High Voltage Specialist
brian.hambleton at ucr.edu<mailto:brian.hambleton at ucr.edu>

Client Support Services Team
(951) 827-4214 / facilities at ucr.edu<mailto:facilities at ucr.edu>

In an ongoing effort to keep our distribution lists accurate and updated, if someone needs to be included or removed on this type of notification, please use this form<https://ucriverside.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_cTo6oGTfyfT6h13> to add their contact information. If you have any questions or concerns, please email facilities at ucr.edu<mailto:facilities at ucr.edu>

Thank you,
Facilities Services


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