Residential, Farm & Commercial
Generator Hookups & Backup Power
When the power goes out, a generator only helps if it's wired in safely. We install transfer switches and standby generator connections so your place comes back online without backfeeding the grid.
What's Involved
Generator Hookups & Backup Power
The electrical side of a generator is the transfer switch — the piece that safely disconnects you from the utility before the generator picks up your loads. Wire it wrong and you can backfeed the line and put a lineman in danger, which is exactly why this is licensed work. We install manual and automatic transfer switches for portable and standby generators, size the connection to the loads you actually need to keep running, and label everything clearly.
Out on farms and rural properties, backup power isn't a luxury — it's well pumps, milking equipment, and furnace fans during a storm outage. We handle those connections too, including the bigger three-phase and PTO-driven setups.
What We Handle
Common generator hookups and backup power jobs
- Transfer switchesManual and automatic, sized to your critical loads.
- Standby generator connectionsThe electrical hookup for whole-home and whole-shop units.
- Portable generator inletsA safe, code-legal way to power your place from a portable.
- Farm & rural backupWell pumps, livestock and dairy equipment, furnace fans.
- Critical-load panelsKeeping the essentials running without oversizing the generator.
Questions
Generator Hookups & Backup Power FAQ
Standby or portable generator?
A standby unit starts automatically and runs your whole place; a portable is cheaper but you plug it in and start it yourself. We install the electrical connection for either — the key part is a proper transfer switch so it's safe.
Why can't I just plug a generator into an outlet?
Backfeeding through an outlet is dangerous — it can energize the utility line and injure a lineman, and it bypasses your panel's protection. A transfer switch is the safe, legal way to connect a generator, and it's what we install.
Can you size a generator for my house?
We size the electrical connection and critical-load panel to what you actually need to keep running. For the generator unit itself we'll point you at the right size range so you're not paying for more than you need.
Need this done?
Serving Dodge, Washington & Fond du Lac counties. Free written estimates, no surprise charges.
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