Modern facility managers operate and maintain complex electrical distribution systems that repre sent the life blood of their site’s operations. There is constant pressure to maintain operations in a safe, reliable, efficient, and sustainable manner. Unfortu nately, the health of the site electrical system and the risks to its stability are often overlooked or are unknown. While electrical distribution equipment is typically reliable with long lifespans, unexpected and sudden failures can occur. This white paper de scribes nine commonly overlooked risks to electrical system availability and provides high level guidance on how to reduce or mitigate these risks