Whole home standby generators and transfer switches sized so the lights stay on when the grid does not.
Confirmed on site before work starts
| Site visit, sizing and quote | $0 |
| Manual transfer switch, portable generator | $700 – $1,500 |
| Automatic transfer switch installation | $1,100 – $2,400 |
| Essential-circuits standby install (electrical) | $3,000 – $6,000 |
| Whole home standby install (electrical) | $5,500 – $12,000 |
Free quotes on planned work
| Job | Typical range |
|---|---|
| Site visit, sizing and quote | $0 |
| Manual transfer switch, portable generator | $700 – $1,500 |
| Automatic transfer switch installation | $1,100 – $2,400 |
| Essential-circuits standby install (electrical) | $3,000 – $6,000 |
| Whole home standby install (electrical) | $5,500 – $12,000 |
You approve the number before we start. No hourly meter running while someone walks to the truck.
Nights, weekends and holidays cost the same as a Tuesday afternoon. Emergencies are expensive enough.
Breakers, outlets, wire, fixtures and panel parts on board, so most calls finish in one visit.
Drop cloths down, holes patched, boxes and offcuts gone. Your house looks like we were never there.
“Half the house went dark at 9pm and they had someone here before eleven. Found a burnt neutral in the panel, fixed it that night, and the price was exactly what the dispatcher quoted me.”
Marcus D., Birmingham“Standby generator install. They sized it based on what we actually run instead of selling us the biggest unit. Kicked on by itself during the storm last month exactly like they said it would.”
Linda M., Birmingham“EV charger and a sub panel in the detached garage. Long run, done neatly in conduit, and they tested it at full amperage before leaving.”
Josh V., AuburnIt depends on whether you want everything or just the essentials. A 14 to 18 kW unit runs a typical Alabama home including one air conditioner, the fridge, well pump and lights. Whole-home coverage for a larger house with two AC units usually needs 22 to 26 kW. We measure your actual load rather than guessing from square footage.
The electrical work is usually one to two days in Alabama once the pad is set and the gas line is run. Coordinating the fuel supply and the utility is what stretches the calendar, so we start that early and give you a real date.
Yes. Running a generator through an extension cord chain is unreliable, and backfeeding through a dryer outlet is dangerous to you and to the utility crews working your line. A transfer switch physically prevents the two sources from ever meeting.
Electrical installation for a whole home system in Alabama generally runs $5,500 to $12,000 depending on the transfer switch, the distance from the panel and site conditions, plus the cost of the generator itself and any gas work.
They do. The unit exercises itself weekly, but oil, filters, plugs and the starting battery need attention roughly once a year. We handle maintenance for the systems we install in Alabama and for units other companies put in.
Every Alabama city has its own generator installation page with local pricing and booking.
Our emergency line across Alabama is answered 24 hours a day, including weekends and holidays. Same rate at 2am as at 2pm.