Next North Plains outage, your whole house stays on

Standby power for North Plains homeowners

A whole-house standby generator starts on its own when the power fails in North Plains, runs your home, and shuts off when the grid comes back. The key part is the automatic transfer switch. It watches the utility power, disconnects your home from the grid when it drops, and signals the generator to start.

These are permanent Generac standby units, not portables, matched to the loads you want covered.

What a whole-house generator can carry

• Heating and cooling: furnace, heat pump, or air conditioning.
• Kitchen and laundry: refrigerator, freezer, range, and washer.
• Lighting and devices: lights, screens, and the home office.
• Medical devices and sump pumps: the equipment that cannot go down.

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

Here in North Plains, you have two fuel choices: natural gas or propane. A home already on natural gas can connect the generator directly to the line. Without natural gas, we install a propane tank for the generator.

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

Standby or portable generator?

In North Plains, 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.

For a North Plains home that wants the whole house covered, a standby unit is the cleaner answer: no cords through windows, no refueling at night, and the right size for your loads.

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

How the install works

A North Plains 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.

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 North Plains

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

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

Whole-house generator near North Plains, Washington County

North Plains is in Washington County, and we install whole-house generators across the Portland metro area and the Willamette Valley. Our Google rating is 5.0 across 106 reviews.

Neighbors we also serve with this service: Hillsboro, Cornelius, Forest Grove. Browse every city on our service area page.

In North Plains 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.