Turnkey Standby Generator Backup

Whole-Home Standby Generator

  • Authorized Generac and Honeywell generator dealer

  • Licensed, bonded, and insured

  • Competitive pricing for turnkey projects

  • Exceeding expectations on every project!

  • Whole-house standby generator systems

  • Natural gas, liquid propane, or diesel

  • 10kW to 26kW air-cooled units

  • Large commercial generators available

  • Automatic switchover during power failure of grid

  • Automatic transfer switch (ATS) functionality

  • Generator starts within 10-20 seconds

  • Clean energy with Total Harmonic Distortion (THD) under 5%

  • Premium aluminum or composite enclosures prevent rust

  • Air-cooled generators are cost effective up to 26kW

  • Larger commercial water-cooled systems

Generator Services Provided

  • Turnkey full-service installation including electrical, plumbing, boring, pads, permitting, zoning, and inspections

  • Provides a single point of contact and handles all trades under one contract!

  • Professional communication - clear, knowledgeable, friendly, approachable, efficient and responsive, honest guidance

  • Technical knowledge - get clear and comprehensive information on complex technical systems

  • Load analysis and sizing - measure home’s peak electrical load with dedicated consultation

  • Reliability and timing - adherence to schedules

  • Location planning - physical placement for unit

  • Compliance documentation for HOA approval

  • Interrupting main power - work with PGE

  • Groundwork - level and provide pad

  • Freight delivery and setting generator onto pad

  • ATS - automatic transfer switch installation

  • Control wiring for remote monitoring, utility sensing, and battery charging

  • Dedicated gas line including boring if needed

  • Electric breaker panel upgrade if needed

  • Service entry upgrade if needed

  • Gas meter upgrade if needed - includes NW Natural request

  • Electric permit - transfer switch, wiring paths, grounding

  • Electrical interconnection

  • Mechanical permit - engine exhaust, etc

  • Plumbing permit - pressure testing on new gas lines

  • Site verification - passing physical code inspections

  • Generator testing - simulate a power outage to verify ATS

  • Post-install ongoing support and maintenance

  • Troubleshooting and training - help homeowners on starting procedures and automated monthly test cycles

  • Maintenance contract with annual visits available

Frequently Asked Questions

  • This is by far the most common question asked! Many factors effect the total cost of a turnkey generator system including the size of the generator and the installation. At Hellweg Electric we typically do turnkey installation projects which includes electrical, plumbing, mechanical, boring, pad, permitting, inspections; everything needed with one contract - basically soup to nuts.

    Since there are so many factors that influence the total system cost, we offer a free consultation visit to go over your specific needs and situation.

    We offer financing to break down the total cost into affordable monthly payments.

  • Ultimately it depends on your home - your heating system, domestic hot water, appliances, lighting, size of the home, and what you want to provide power for in the event of a power failure.

    Our team will meet with you to do a load analysis and sizing consultation to determine the size of generator.

  • While it is more convenient and safer when Hellweg Electric provides the generator and all the services, we will install customer acquired generators.

    Many of our customer have provided a Honeywell Generator purchased from Costco and we did a turnkey installation.

  • While we are not able to guarantee the lowest price, we have found that our turnkey price is among the lowest in all of our comparisons.

    We have won most of our bids.

  • We determined day-one that generators are quite complex projects including not just the need for an electrical contractor, but site planning, load analysis and sizing, HOA approval, groundwork, installing the pad, boring, natural gas meter sizing and maybe upgrade, plumbing (gas), mechanical requirements, potential breaker panel upgrade, permitting and inspections for electrical, plumbing, and mechanical, and testing of the entire system.

    Only a few companies offer this level of turnkey full-service installation and a single point of contact under a single contracts.

    Also make sure that the company is licensed, bonded, and insured for all of these services.

“Hellweg Electric has extensive experience with sizing, planning, and providing turnkey installation for standby generator systems”

— Stephen Hellweg, Hellweg Electric