Abstract: A humidifier includes a water supply and a nebulizer bank having a plurality of ultrasonic nebulizers, where each of the plurality of ultrasonic nebulizers is in fluid communication with the water supply and is structurally configured for breaking up water in liquid form into aerosol droplets for humidifying a volume. The humidifier may further include a controller in communication with each of the plurality of ultrasonic nebulizers to selectively activate each of the plurality of ultrasonic nebulizers independently from one another, where the controller is configured to stage activation of one or more of the plurality of ultrasonic nebulizers while accounting for at least one of: (i) a time from startup to a production of an aerosol droplet for each ultrasonic nebulizer; (ii) a threshold power consumption for the humidifier; (iii) a temperature of a component of the humidifier; and (iv) a predetermined humidity of the volume.