Let us reintroduce ourselves This year, CD & Power proudly celebrates 40 years of keeping businesses powered and operations running smoothly. What began in 1985 as a small diesel repair shop has grown into a trusted, woman-owned power solutions provider serving Northern California and Northern Nevada. With locations in Martinez, Sacramento, and Reno, CD & Power specializes in generator sales, rentals, turnkey installations, and preventive maintenance. Our team works closely with wineries, production facilities, and commercial operations to ensure seamless backup power and minimize downtime — especially during harvest season or planned outages. Whether you're preparing for PSPS events, need a temporary rental, or want expert support for your facility’s backup power plan, we’re here to help with solutions built on reliability and integrity. As we celebrate 40 years of service, we remain committed to supporting our partners with responsive, knowledgeabl

Afternoon Brief: Sugarloaf Custom Winery Seeks Bankruptcy Protection as $13 Million Loan in Default

Sugarloaf Wine Co. southeast of Santa Rosa filed for Chapter 11 reorganization as loan on winery goes into foreclosure. Founder says hundreds of thousands of dollars from the winery and a separate vineyard operation went to fund a fintech startup...

URGENT: PG&E Announces Immediate Power Shut Off Events in Napa & 30+ Northern California Counties The PG&E PSPS Outage Center is forecasting outage events affecting customers in nearly 30 counties across Northern California between Thursday (10/17) and Saturday (10/20). One of the heaviest impacted places is Napa Valley and the surrounding areas.  What can you do?  - Review the announcement and map  - Make sure PG&E has your correct, current contact information  - Sign up for PG&E notifications  - Prepare your backup power supply We have towable generators ready to help ensure your business doesn't have to be impacted by these outages. If you are concerned about losing power, contact us to arrange for a generator rental. Call 866-468-7697 or email us at customersupport@gotpower.com -- we are here to help! 

In the fast-paced world of business and industry, ensuring continuous power supply is a top priority. When grid power fails, whether due to natural disasters, maintenance, or unexpected outages, a reliable backup generator can make all the difference. In Northern California, where wildfires and other challenges can disrupt power sources, generator rental is a crucial solution for maintaining operations. In this blog post, we’ll explore five essential considerations for generator rental in 2023 to keep your business running smoothly and efficiently.  1. Planning Ahead: Reserving Your Generator The first step in ensuring uninterrupted power during emergencies is to plan ahead. Generator rental availability can become scarce during peak seasons or when large-scale events occur. To avoid being left in the dark, reserve your generator well in advance. By doing so, you’ll secure access to the generator capacity your business needs when it matters most. When reserving your

Pacific Gas & Electric filed its state-mandated 2021 wildfire safety plan in February. The extensive plan proposes to clear vegetation, inspect power lines, install sensors and cameras, and otherwise invest in efforts to prevent a recurrence of the deadly wildfires that pushed the Northern California utility into bankruptcy. Considering backup power? Start Here.  But perhaps the most controversial part of PG&E’s plan is to dramatically expand the scope of planned grid outages, which are intended to preempt the risk of its grid sparking more deadly wildfires this summer, and the disruptions and dangers those blackouts could cause. Why Power Outages Will Be Common Across Northern California Again in 2021 In PG&E’s extensive  2021 wildfire mitigation plan they confirm what we’ve all been noticing — that “The last few years have demonstrated how California’s wildfire season continues to grow longer and more devastating.”

All signs point to a severe fire season in 2020. CAL FIRE (the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection) recorded 4,465 fires covering close to 60,000 acres since January 1. It will get bigger, fast. Our parched terrain is fuel waiting for just a spark. During the winter, Los Angeles recorded more rain than Northern California. According to the San Jose Mercury News, conditions have “left vegetation in Northern California drier now than it has been in July since the state’s historic five-year drought from 2012 to 2016.” You need to prepare for fire risks and PG&E’s inevitable, potentially widespread, Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events. Preparation Make sure your contact information on the PG&E website is up to date. https://www.pge.com/en_US/residential/your-account/account-management/manage-your-account/alerts-and-notifications/update-your-contact-information.page If you plan to rent a generator, do not wait until an event is an

Few, if any businesses had a plan to navigate through a pandemic. What we at CD & Power discovered is the infinite capacity of our workforce to adapt to the profound changes Coronavirus forced upon us. Many of our customers expressed similar feelings about their own operations. We had to learn quickly how to work from our homes and, though separated, work together.   We don’t prefer meeting online as a team, but the forced distance is inspiring us to find new ways to look out for our customers, each other, and our neighbors. We are better for it. This generation-defining experience gives us ample reason to hope. Technology fueled the flow of communication. We met with challenges, but managed to keep answering the phones, responding to customers, and dispatching our technicians to customer sites. In fact, we conducted nearly as many service calls in April as any month in our history.   But the year is not over. A rugged terrain of summer heat, fires and power failures lies just

While everyone is rightfully concerned about COVID-19, our mild spring will inevitably turn into a dry summer then into a dangerous fall. PG&E has been working on mitigation projects like managing vegetation, but more Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) events will surely be required when we reach fire season. Now is the time to learn from last year, update your backup power plans, and arrange for rental generators or have the performance of your existing generator(s) checked. Last year we compiled comprehensive information and guidelines to help you get ready, including the 5 things you can do right now to prepare your business for an outage. These tips still apply today. [read more]