Why?
Facilities has scheduled the partial shutdown to perform work with National Grid. (Electrical Services Upgrade Announcement from Facilities is linked in Actions.)
Impact
The shutdown will take place Saturday, July 17 lasting eight to ten hours. See below for impacted buildings. A few additional buildings will lose network, as they are fed off of one of the buildings in the power shutdown (noted in list as "Network Impacted"). In the event of inclement weather, the shutdown will be rescheduled to Saturday, July 24.
Action Needed
If you need access to your data during the outage, terminal services are available. If you are working on campus, please see the reminder about power options for WPI-owned computers (Actions), and power off additional equipment. If you are aware of other equipment that needs to be unplugged, you are welcome to email the Service Desk at ITS@wpi.edu with as many details as possible. Please direct other inquiries about the outage to Facilities.
Details
To mitigate equipment damage when power is restored, individuals who are working on campus will need to unplug equipment prior to the outage, and reconnect that equipment after.
IT will unplug equipment in computer labs, classrooms, and conference rooms, including A/V equipment. IT will reconnect this equipment after the outage.
If you have any equipment issues following the outage, please contact the Service Desk.
Impacted University Buildings:
Alden Memorial
Atwater Kent
Bartlett Center
Boynton Hall
Fuller Labs
Goddard Hall
Gordon Library
Harrington Auditorium
Higgins House
Higgins Labs
The Innovation Studio
Kaven Hall
Olin Hall
Power House
Project Center
Rubin Campus Center
Salisbury Labs
Skull Tomb
Stratton Hall
Washburn Shops
Impacted Student Residences:
Daniels Hall
Messenger Hall
Morgan Hall
Sanford Riley Hall
Network Impacted Buildings - these buildings will have power, but will lose WPI network connectivity:
16 Elbridge Street
157 West Street
Press box
PSS