Outage in Salem? Your generator starts itself

Automatic power for your Salem home

A standby generator in Salem is the set-it-and-forget-it answer to long outages. It senses the failure and starts without you. An automatic transfer switch is the brain of the system. It senses the outage, isolates your house from the grid, and starts the generator for you.

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

What a whole-house generator can carry

• Lights and electronics: lighting, TVs, computers, and the home office.
• Critical equipment: medical devices and sump pumps.
• Comfort: heating and cooling through the whole outage.
• Appliances: fridge, freezer, stove, and laundry.

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

Choosing your fuel

Most whole-house generators run on natural gas or propane, and either works for a Salem 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.

Standby or portable generator?

For Salem homes, with a portable generator you do the work during the outage. With a standby generator, the system does it for you.

For a Salem 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.

We walk you through placement, fuel, and size at the free consultation, so the plan is clear before anything is ordered.

What happens after you call

The path to standby power in Salem is four steps: design, permit, installation, and commissioning.

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.

Oregon requires a permit for a backup generator, and we file it for you.

The wiring and the transfer switch are electrical work, which is exactly what our licensed electricians do. We check your panel at the free quote.

If quiet and fuel-free matters more, look at a home battery.

Every service we offer in Salem

Salem gets our full service list, from solar and batteries to electrical work.

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

Whole-house generator near Salem, Marion County

Salem sits in Marion County, and our whole-house generator work covers the county and the cities around it. Customers rate us 5.0 on Google, across 106 reviews.

Also close by: Keizer, Rickreall, Independence. All locations are on our service area page.

In Salem 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.

The next step is easy. Request a free quote or call (971) 526-5545.