Backup Generator Installation
Standby and portable generator installation and service. Automatic or manual backup power so your family stays powered when the grid goes down.
A standby generator runs on gas or propane and kicks in when the grid fails.
It sits on a pad outside your house, wired through a transfer switch to your electrical panel. When the utility power drops, the switch isolates your house from the grid and the generator starts—usually automatically—and feeds the circuits we've set aside for backup: lights, fridge, furnace or AC, well pump, maybe a few outlets. When the grid comes back, the switch flips you back to utility power and the generator shuts off. No extension cords, no pull cord in the dark.
We size the unit to the loads you want to back up, install it with the right clearances and fuel connection, and pull the permit so everything is to code. We also service and maintain generators so when you need it, it actually runs.
Standby vs portable
A standby is permanent: it's mounted outside, plumbed to natural gas or propane, and wired to a transfer switch so it comes on automatically when the power fails. A portable you wheel out and plug into a few circuits with a cord. We install both. Most people who want hands-off backup and enough power for the whole house choose a standby; we size it so you're not short on capacity and not overspending on a unit you don't need.
The process
What we do
Size the generator to your essential loads—fridge, furnace or AC, well pump, a few circuits—so you're not under- or over-bought.
Install the unit on a pad outside and run the fuel line (natural gas or propane) and electrical to the transfer switch.
Wire the transfer switch at your panel so when the grid drops, the generator takes over the circuits we've designated.
Pull the permit and get it inspected so the install is to code and your insurer is satisfied.
Automatic. No pull cord.
When the grid drops, the transfer switch isolates your panel and the generator starts. When the grid's back, it switches you over and the generator shuts off. You don't have to be home.
Wired to your panel
The transfer switch sits next to your main panel. We wire it so only the circuits you choose—lights, fridge, HVAC, well—run on the generator. The rest stay off until the grid returns.
Want backup power that starts when the grid fails?
We'll size a generator for your loads and give you a straight quote for install and permits.