When the outage lasts days, not hours.
Hurricane remnants reach the Triangle most years and take lines down with them. A battery covers an evening. A standby generator covers a week.
Free
Sizing assessment, including whether a battery would serve you better.
What the job covers
- Load sizing against what you actually need running
- Automatic transfer switch installed to code
- Fuel supply coordinated with your gas provider
- Pad, clearances and noise siting planned with you
- Weekly self-test configured
- Battery alternative priced alongside, honestly
Payback
Storm insurance
Every figure on this site is an estimate from Triangle averages with its assumptions published. Your real number comes from a site visit.
Generator or battery
A battery is silent, needs no fuel and pairs with solar. A generator is louder and needs gas, but it will run for as long as the supply holds.
For a Triangle homeowner whose worry is a four-day outage after a storm, the generator is usually the right answer. We price both because the honest recommendation depends on what you are actually afraid of.