Forest Grove: lose the grid, keep the whole house on

Automatic power for your Forest Grove home

A standby generator in Forest Grove is the set-it-and-forget-it answer to long outages. It senses the failure and starts without you. A transfer switch handles the handoff: it moves your home from the grid to the generator and back again with no manual steps.

We install Generac standby generators, permanent units that are wired to your home and sized to your loads.

What you can keep running

• HVAC: furnace, heat pump, or air conditioner.
• Food and chores: refrigerator, freezer, range, and washer.
• Everyday power: lights, TVs, computers, and work gear.
• Critical equipment: medical devices and sump pumps.

The right generator size comes from your loads and your panel, and we work it out together up front.

What the generator runs on

Most whole-house generators run on natural gas or propane, and either works for a Forest Grove home. No gas line? Propane from a tank installed for the generator works anywhere.

Either fuel gives you a permanent system with no manual starting.

Why standby beats portable

If you live in Forest Grove, a portable generator has to be hauled out, fueled, and connected by hand, usually in bad weather. A standby generator is already installed and starts on its own.

If you want the furnace, the kitchen, and the home office all on at once, a standby generator sized for your loads is how that happens in Forest Grove.

Before anything is ordered, we agree with you on where it goes, what it runs on, and how big it is.

How the install works

A Forest Grove generator project moves through four steps: sizing and placement, the permit, the install, and start-up.

1. Consultation and design: we size the generator and choose the location.
2. Permitting and paperwork: we file the permit.
3. Installation: gas or propane connection, transfer switch, and wiring.
4. Activation and support: we start it up, walk you through it, and stay reachable.

You need an Oregon permit for a generator, and we pull it.

The generator has to connect safely to your home's electrical system. Our licensed electricians handle that connection and check your panel during the free quote.

Not sure a generator is right? A home battery runs silently with no fuel, and some homes use one for short outages.

Every service we offer in Forest Grove

Yes. Every service we offer is available in Forest Grove, not just whole-house generators.

• Residential solar
• Commercial solar
• Solar panel removal and reinstall
• Solar repair and orphaned-system service
• Battery backup in Forest Grove
• Whole-house generators in Forest Grove
• Electrical panel upgrades
• EV charger installation
• Electrical service upgrades and panel changes

Whole-house generator near Forest Grove, Washington County

Forest Grove is in Washington County, and we install whole-house generators across the Portland metro area and the Willamette Valley. Energy Solutions is rated 5.0 on Google across 106 reviews.

Neighbors we also serve with this service: Cornelius, Hillsboro, North Plains. See the full list on our service area page.

In Forest Grove we also install a home battery.

Every quote is free. We look at each incentive that may apply, such as Energy Trust of Oregon and state programs, and we are upfront that the federal homeowner credit has ended.

Ready to start? Request a free quote or call (971) 526-5545.