Outage in Hillsboro? Your generator starts itself

A generator that starts itself in Hillsboro

Lose power in Hillsboro and a permanent standby generator does the rest: it starts, powers your home, and goes back to standby when the grid returns. The automatic transfer switch is what makes it hands-free. It detects the outage, starts the generator, and returns to the grid when power is restored.

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

What stays on during an outage

• Critical equipment: medical devices and sump pumps.
• Heating and cooling: furnace, heat pump, or air conditioning.
• Appliances: fridge, freezer, stove, and laundry.
• Everyday power: lights, TVs, computers, and work gear.

We match the generator to the loads you want covered at the free quote, using your panel as the guide.

What the generator runs on

Around Hillsboro, standby generators run on natural gas or propane. If your Hillsboro home already has a natural gas line, the generator can connect to it and you never refuel. If you do not have natural gas, propane is the alternative, and we can set up a propane tank on your property.

Once it is in, there is nothing to carry, pour, or start by hand.

Why standby beats portable

If you live in Hillsboro, with a portable generator you do the work during the outage. With a standby generator, the system does it for you.

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 Hillsboro.

Placement, fuel, and size are decided with you at the free consultation, before any work starts.

How the install works

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

1. Consultation and design: we plan the size and placement together.
2. Permitting and paperwork: we pull the Oregon permit.
3. Installation: fuel line or propane tank, transfer switch, and wiring.
4. Activation and support: we commission it and stay available after the job.

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

Because we are licensed electricians, the transfer switch, the wiring, and the panel review all stay with one team.

Natural gas and propane generators both work, and we help you choose the one that fits your home. A home battery needs no fuel; a generator runs as long as it has fuel.

Every service we offer in Hillsboro

We bring every one of our services to Hillsboro, so one licensed team can handle the whole project.

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

Whole-house generator near Hillsboro, Washington County

We serve Hillsboro and the rest of Washington County, along with the wider Portland metro area and Willamette Valley. Customers rate us 5.0 on Google, across 106 reviews.

Not in Hillsboro? We do the same work in Cornelius, North Plains, Forest Grove. See the full list on our service area page.

In Hillsboro we also install a home battery.

You get a free quote, and we check every incentive for you, including Energy Trust of Oregon and state programs. The federal homeowner credit has ended, and we will not promise it.

Have questions first? Call (971) 526-5545 or Request a free quote.