Cummins Power Generation

Sammy Hagar, Counting Crows, the Gin Blossoms, 311, Haley Bonar, the Retribution Gospel Choir . . . and Cummins Power Generation . . . they all performed at the 2010 Taste of Minnesota celebration.

Powering 100 hours worth of musical acts, and keeping the food hot and the drinks cold, was the responsibility of Cummins NPower, the exclusive distributor for Cummins Power Generation in the Upper Midwest. Cummins NPower provided a complete power solution for the event, including 20 trailerized rental generator sets in a range of sizes: 20 kW, 50 kW, 60 kW, 150 kW and 200 kW.

 

 

The annual event’s new management offered national, regional and local musical acts on five stages, while 40+ local restaurants served up savory and satisfying cuisine. The management also opened the power generation contract for bids for the first time, and Cummins NPower captured the business.

According to Tom Smith, rental sales manager, Cummins NPower, all the generator sets were brought on-site in one trip, with several trucks caravanning to Harriet Island on the Mississippi River. Once there, all the equipment was set up and ready to go in just two days.

 

 

Smith noted, “As part of a nationwide network of Cummins distributors, we’re able to cooperate and work together to mobilize any number of units from other geographic areas, if needed, to bring a large event together. For this event, we partnered with Cummins Crosspoint, a distributor from the southeastern U.S. But to event management, we were an easy-to-work-with single, local presence, with uniform product, service and attention to quality.”