{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"UPS Centre","provider_url":"https:\/\/upscentre.co.uk\/onlinestore","title":"UPS Runtime: Why the Same VA Rating Gives Different Backup Time - UPS Centre","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"XMSekvkBaZ\"><a href=\"https:\/\/upscentre.co.uk\/onlinestore\/ups-runtime\/\">UPS Runtime: Why the Same VA Rating Gives Different Backup Time<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/upscentre.co.uk\/onlinestore\/ups-runtime\/embed\/#?secret=XMSekvkBaZ\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;UPS Runtime: Why the Same VA Rating Gives Different Backup Time&#8221; &#8212; UPS Centre\" data-secret=\"XMSekvkBaZ\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/upscentre.co.uk\/onlinestore\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/upscentre.co.uk\/onlinestore\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/ups-runtime-5.jpg","thumbnail_width":1376,"thumbnail_height":768,"description":"UPS Runtime: Why the Same VA Rating Gives Different Backup Time Why does the same VA rating give different backup time? UPS runtime depends on the energy stored in the batteries, the watts your equipment actually draws and how efficiently the UPS delivers that energy. Key Takeaways What to know What to do VA measures apparent power, not stored battery energy. Compare both the VA and watt limits with the equipment you plan to keep [&hellip;]"}