Generac generator installation Fair Oaks Ranch sized to your loads and tested before we leave

A Generac install in Fair Oaks Ranch

We list what you want running in an outage, check the panel and the service, and recommend the Generac unit and the transfer switch to match. Then we set the unit, mount and wire the automatic transfer switch, run the wiring between the generator, the switch and your panel, and start it up and test it under load before we leave. For a business, the same sizing and transfer switch work applies at commercial scale.

• A load list room by room
• Automatic transfer switch at the service
• Start up and a transfer test under load

The utility side in Fair Oaks Ranch

CPS Energy serves the Bexar and Comal County portions of Fair Oaks Ranch, and Pedernales Electric Cooperative serves the Kendall County portion. CPS Energy has a back-up generator application that the electrical contractor completes and submits. It asks for a three-line diagram with conductor sizes and grounding details, the transfer switch specifications showing break before make operation and a service-rated switch, site drawings and a photo of the working clearances. When the work is ready, the contractor notifies CPS Energy, and CPS Energy meets the contractor on site for a final commissioning test. Where CPS Energy asks for it, we prepare that application and arrange the test. PEC asks for a call before a generator is connected to a home's circuits if a service modification or a meter disconnect is needed, and it says connecting a generator without a UL approved open transition or automatic transfer switch violates the electrical code.

Permits in Fair Oaks Ranch

In Fair Oaks Ranch, a home backup power system goes on the city's Miscellaneous Permit, through the building codes office, and inspections are booked through the city's online scheduling link. We prepare the permit packet and meet the inspector.

Contractor registration

Fair Oaks Ranch requires contractors and subcontractors to register with the city, and the permit packet includes the contractor registration form for anyone not already registered. The registration is in place before the permit is pulled, so it never holds up a start date.

Fair Oaks Ranch's generator submittals

The Miscellaneous Permit packet has its own list for generators: a calculation of the home's electrical load against the generator's capacity, an electrical diagram with wire sizes, the manufacturer's specifications with make, model, output, fuel type and installation instructions, and single-line diagrams showing connections, wire sizes, conduit types and the transfer switch. The owner also obtains approval from the governing architectural review committee before construction begins, and the packet sets weekday construction hours.