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Standby generator installation in Clark County

A standby generator sits outside on its own pad and starts by itself when the power drops. The install is the pad, the unit, the automatic transfer switch at your panel, the gas and electrical connections, then the permit and the inspection. We handle all of it, and we size the unit to what your house actually needs to keep running.

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Generac standby generator on a concrete pad with the transfer switch mounted on the wall above, Clark County WA
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What it costs

Ranges for permitted work in Clark County. Unit size, gas run and panel location move the number most. The estimate is free and in writing.

Air-cooled standby, 14–18kW, installed with transfer switch
$8,000–14,000
Air-cooled standby, 22–26kW, whole-house
$12,000–18,000
Automatic transfer switch only, unit already on site
$2,200–4,000
Portable hookup: interlock kit and inlet box
$900–1,600

A whole-house unit is not always the right answer. If a smaller set on the circuits that matter does the job, we say so.

Signs it's time

01A well pumpNo power means no water. On rural properties this circuit usually decides the job.
02Somebody at home depends on equipmentOxygen concentrator, CPAP, a medical fridge. Planned onto the standby side in advance.
03Nobody is home when it goes outA standby set transfers on its own. A portable does nothing until someone starts it.
04Freezer full of food and a long drivewayOnce a tree comes down, outages here run days, not hours.
05Backfeeding through a dryer outletIt energises the line outside your house. Illegal, and it kills line crews.

How the job runs

01Site visit and load sizingPanel, gas meter, where the set can legally sit relative to windows and the property line. Free.
02Written estimateUnit, pad, transfer switch, gas and electrical, permit — shown separately.
03Permit and utility coordinationClark County permit, and the gas side arranged where that applies.
04Pad, set, switchPad goes in, the unit lands on it, the transfer switch goes in at the panel.
05Commissioning and inspectionLive transfer with the utility off, weekly self-test set, and we are there for the inspection.

Generators we've installed

Generac standby generator on a pad beside the meter, disconnects and automatic transfer switch, Vancouver WA Generac standby generator set on a pad in a mulch bed alongside a home, Clark County WA Generac standby generator on a concrete pad with the gas connection run in, Vancouver WA Generator interlock kit fitted to a load centre, utility and standby breakers, Vancouver WA

Already own a portable generator?

Then you need a legal way to plug in the one you have: an inlet box on the outside wall and either an interlock at the panel or a manual transfer switch, so the house can never backfeed the utility line. We pick the standby circuits with you — well pump, furnace, fridge, a few lights — and the procedure ends up labelled on the panel door.

Generator power inlet box installed on the exterior wall of a home, Clark County WA Generator power inlet receptacle with weatherproof cover, Clark County WA Exterior wall with generator inlet and conduit run back to the panel, Clark County WA

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