Woodstar Energy LLC originally started out as 513 Alert LLC which was formed shortly after heavy storms swept thru northern Illinois during August 2007. The storms left about about 630,000 homes without service. As a result of this outage, my recently finished basement took on 7 inches of water and I was left without power for 5 days. This was obviously a frustrating, time consuming and costly event. To me the biggest frustration however, was the fact that all of my problems could have been prevented. 

I have many years of experience, as a network security security specialist, helping small businesses to large corporations do disaster planning. I am also an Eagle Scout and am very aware of the significance of the Boy Scout Motto: Be Prepared! Had I used my knowledge in technology and emergency preparedness I could have avoided this personal disaster fairly easily.  

Several weeks after the water had long receded and power was fully restored, I started to research solutions to become more proactive. As I searched, I came across a new problem. There is a lot of information on how to secure ones home but the details of how to do it are sketchy at best. First, I wanted to have a sump pump alarm that would call my cell phone as soon as water levels are too high. I couldn't find any thing I liked, so I worked with a manufacture to make something that would fit my needs. This is where the 513 Alert Sump Pump Sensor and Auto Dialer comes from.   

As I started to design solutions for my home, those around me were becoming increasingly interested in what I was up to. I quickly realized the need home and small business owners have to get assistance on designing emergency preparedness solutions. Which then lead to us becoming involved with clean Solar energy.  

Since then I have spent countless hours researching different technologies and talking to customers about their needs. I hope to have the opportunity to work with you as well. Please drop us an email or a phone call to start planning ways to better secure your environment. We can help you one step at a time or all at once. 

Brian Krause
513 Alert LLC

847-924-4183

brian@513alert.com